Kyrgios tweet stirs up ugly history with rival

He won't wield a racquet astatine Roland-Garros but Nick Kyrgios is inactive managing to origin a stir.

The injured Australian has done his champion to reignite his feud with Stan Wawrinka up of the Swiss star's 2nd circular clash with Thanasi Kokkinakis connected Wednesday nighttime (AEST).

Kyrgios was wide panned for his vulgar 2015 connected tribunal sledge successful which helium told Wawrinka: "Kokkinakis banged your woman – atrocious to archer you that, mate."

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Kyrgios was referring to Wawrinka's past woman Donna Vekic, who had antecedently played mixed doubles with Kokkinakis.

Kyrgios apologised aft being slapped with a $13,580 good and a suspended 1 period ban.

But the 28-year-old couldn't assistance himself arsenic helium issued an inflammatory preview connected Twitter.

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It volition beryllium the archetypal ever gathering betwixt Wawrinka and Kokkinakis but Australian large Wally Masur didn't deliberation the past would pb to immoderate byplay betwixt the pair.

"I really don't. I deliberation there's a 3rd enactment stirring it up," Masur said connected Stan Sport's Grand Slam Daily.

"I deliberation the existent protagonists volition conscionable get connected with the tennis... thing similar tweeting from the side."

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Masur is tipping Kokkinakis to bushed the 38-year-old Wawrinka.

"Stan is an awesome player, determination is nary uncertainty astir that, but he's not the modular of yesteryear and he's carrying a fewer pounds," helium said.

"Let's not hide helium had a agelong 5 acceptable lucifer successful the erstwhile round. There volition beryllium a small spot of residual effect from that and I deliberation Thanasi is successful a truly bully spot if the conditions enactment arsenic they are - lively accelerated and blistery - I deliberation it'll suit Thanasi down to the ground."

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