Nick Kyrgios To Stan Wawrinka: Kokkinakis Banged Your Girlfriend, Sorry To Tell You That Mate [Video]
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The story of the day in tennis isn’t the great matches featured in Canada or Serena Williams’s assault on history, instead, it’s the continued incredible antics of Nick Kyrgios. Last night, the outspoken Aussie did it again, creating a firestorm of controversy and disgust across the internet for the words he said during his match against Stan Wawrinka in Montreal.
Minutes after losing the first set, during the first game Kyrgios muttered something he wanted no one to hear and everyone to hear, including his opponent, at the same time: “Kokkinakis banged your girlfriend. Sorry to tell you that, mate.”
At the time, Wawrinka didn’t hear the comment but on-court microphones picked it up.
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Kyrgios was referring to the 19-year-old Donna Vekic who has been allegedly romantically involved with Wawrinka and to his countryman Thanasi Kokkinakis.
Wawrinka later retired from the match at 6-7(8), 6-3, 4-0 with a back injury.
After the match in an on-court interview, Kyrgios didn’t shy away.
“He was getting a bit lippy at me so, I don’t know. It’s just in-the-moment sort of stuff,” Kyrgios said. “I don’t really know. I just said it.”
Kyrgios was referring to an exchange between the two moments before the sledge.
Naturually, things got ugly when Kyrgios returned to the locker where Wawrinka and his team were waiting.
“It will stay in the locker room,” Wawrinka said. “But I think there are things, regardless of who you are, regardless of the stress you have on the court, there things that you just can’t say. And regardless of whether or not he sidesteps it, I think the way he behaves on the court, he has big problems.”
Remarkably, Christos Kyrgios came to his brother’s defense.
@BenRothenberg @OpenCourt yeah he did, maybe even assaulted? Some disciplinary action may need to be taken?
— Christos Kyrgios (@xkyrgios) August 13, 2015
And Nick’s mom got into the mix, hinting Wawrinka was sledging her son. She tweeted from a now-unavailable account:
Nick's mother…@nillkyrgios A sledge for a sledge…do your research before piping up like sheep! #moaners
— Matt Cronin (@TennisReporters) August 13, 2015
Later, more from the Wawrinka and coach Magnus Norman on twitter.
That was really really low Nick Kyrgios. Hope for u that u have people around that will teach u a thing or 2 about life tonight. Very bad👎🏼
— Magnus Norman (@normansweden) August 13, 2015
So disappointing to see a fellow athlete and colleague be so disrespectful in a way I could never even imagine.
— Stanislas Wawrinka (@stanwawrinka) August 13, 2015
What was said I wouldn't say to my worst enemy.
To stop so low is not only unacceptable but also beyond belief.
— Stanislas Wawrinka (@stanwawrinka) August 13, 2015
There is no need for this kind of behaviour on or off the court and I hope the governing body of this sport does not stand…
— Stanislas Wawrinka (@stanwawrinka) August 13, 2015
… for this and stands up for the integrity of this sport that we have worked so hard to build.
— Stanislas Wawrinka (@stanwawrinka) August 13, 2015
And Wawrinka called for action.
“I just hope that the ATP will take big measures against him because he’s young, maybe – but there’s no excuse. Every match, he has problems. Every match, he behaves very badly,” Wawrinka added. “On top of that, the problem is that he doesn’t just behave badly towards himself, he behaves very badly towards the people around: the other players, the ball kids, the umpires. I really hope the ATP will take major action against him this time.”
While there might be little the ATP can do in disciplining Kyrgios outside of a fine, it’s the locker room backlash that tennis’s new bad boy should fear the most.
Later this afternoon, Kyrgios is scheduled to play against American John Isner. Does he even take the court?
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