“The things we do for money!” – Fans mock Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas over poor chemistry playing doubles in Saudi Arabia
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Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas
Stefanos Tsitisipas and Nick Kyrgios are two of the most talented players on the tennis circuit. Both players have won many tournaments in their careers individually. However, relations between the two are not on good terms lately. Both players have witnessed new lows this season in their relationship.
Both the players finished their season and are now participating in the exhibition event, Diriyah Tennis Cup in Saudi Arabia. After being knocked out of the singles event, both the players found each other as partners for the semi-final round of the event.
Both the players shared the news on social media with amusing captions.
“Doubles with tsitsi tonight,” Nick Kyrgios wrote as caption with monkey emojis.
“Who would have thought,” Stefanos Tsitsipas replied.
The Greek-Australian pair played against the Polish-Swiss pair of Hubert Hurkacz and Dominic Stricker. However, they lost the match against the Polish-Swiss duo 6-7, 6-7, and were knocked out. The Swiss-Polish pair will play against the Italian-Russian pair of Matteo Berrettini and Andrey Rublev in the final.
Pair made in Saudi Arabia: Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas
Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas played a heated match in the third round of the Wimbledon 2022. Both the players accused each other of violating rules and unsportsmanlike behavior on the court. In this match, Nick Kyrgios defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6. However, the controversy did not die down in the match but even continued in the press conference.
Tsitsipas had branded Kyrgios as “a bully” after the match. Their banter continued off-court as both the players did not let the fire that ignited in the match ever die down. And now to have both the players as doubles pair came as a shock for many. Many were also amused.
Eminent sports journalist Jose Morgado could not hide his excitement.
Many social media users commented on how both the players looked off-sync during the match. The relationship between the two is frosty and it was visible. They neither speak nor met eye to eye as doubles partners do during the match and the break. Many users also pointed out the money angle of it. Sharing a wide spectrum of reactions online, here are a few reactions coming from their performance during the match.
This was the third time when both the players played with each other as doubles pair. They had played together as doubles partners in CITI Open and Cincinnati Masters in 2019.
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