After the Sinner duel: Kyrgios continues to dish out things violently

Jannik Sinner is with us on Tuesday evening a 7:6, 6:3 against the in-form Nick Kyrgios made it into the quarterfinals of the Masters tournament in Miami. After the game, however, the focus was not on the South Tyrolean's sporting performance, but rather on the unsportsmanlike appearance of his counterpart. Kyrgios, who is undoubtedly gifted with talent but has repeatedly caused scandals in the past, fired one tirade of tirades after the next at the referee, threw his racket and smashed it a few moments later in one of his tantrums. First he was given a penalty point, then a penalty game was even handed out against him. The encounter was about to be canceled. Kyrgios' departure was also fitting: he left the pitch without shaking his hand with the referee. The Australian justified this behavior the next day as follows: “He was clearly not good enough for this game. He made himself the center of attention, that wasn't okay." Kyrgios continues to dish it out harshly on his social media channels and describes his view of the penalty point at 3:6 in the tiebreak of the first set: "I went to a friend told me in the stands: 'You could do the referee's job'. Does the referee see this as an unsportsmanlike code violation? There are hundreds of thousands of dollars at stake here and he is making this decision because his feelings are being attacked.” “I have a lot of respect for Sinner.” Nick Kyrgios Despite all the anger that Kyrgios directs at referee Carlos Bernardes, he doesn't want to diminish Sinner's performance: “I don't want to twist things here. I have incredible respect for Sinner. He is one of my favorite players and was too good for me in this duel. My criticism is directed exclusively at the referee.” It is an attempt at an explanation by Kyrgios, but it leaves a bad aftertaste. The enfant terrible had thrilled fans with his fabulous tennis in recent weeks, but now he seems to be falling back into old, inglorious behavior patterns. Sinner, who reacted extremely carelessly to Kyrgios' freak-out , this may not matter. He has long since turned his gaze forward. On Wednesday evening (around 21 p.m.) he will fight against Francisco Cerundolo for a semi-final ticket.

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After the Sinner duel: Kyrgios continues to dish out things violently

The round of 16 match in Miami between Jannik Sinner and Nick Kyrgios is causing waves in the tennis world - but not for sporting reasons. Now the Australian bad boy is taking a stand on his freakouts.

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