Spicy Tsitsipas dig reignites feud with Kyrgios

Feisty Greek ace Stefanos Tsitsipas has reignited his feud with Nick Kyrgios aft the Australian enigma turned his backmost connected the inaugural variation of the United Cup, acceptable to commencement successful Sydney connected Thursday.

Kyrgios pulled retired of the 18-team, mixed-team contention wrong 24 hours of the tourney beginning, citing an ankle injury.

Kyrgios and Tsitsipas were forced to harvester for a doubles lucifer astatine the Diriyah Tennis Cup successful Saudi Arabia this month, but immoderate repair their narration whitethorn person undergone crumbled erstwhile the second spoke to reporters connected Wednesday.

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Stefanos Tsitsipas (main picture) has ripped Nick Kyrgios aft the Australian's United Cup withdrawal, reigniting their feud. (Getty Images)

"It is not a surprise," Tsitsipas said of Kyrgios' withdrawal.

"I anticipation helium enjoys his holidays."

Tsitsipas' icy narration with Kyrgios exploded aft helium was bundled retired by the Canberran successful the 3rd circular of this year's Wimbledon tournament.

In a sensational property league astatine the All England Club, Tsitsipas branded his rival a "bully" and said helium had a "very evil broadside to him".

Kyrgios had demanded the seat umpire default Tsitsipas for whacking a shot into the crowd, earlier threatening to garbage playing until each 1 of the tourney supervisors appeared connected the tribunal to sermon the matter.

Irked by Kyrgios' antics, Tsitsipas fired 3 shots astatine his opponent's body, resulting successful 2 codification violations and yet a constituent penalty.

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"I don't cognize wherever each of his vigor comes from," Tsitsipas added connected Wednesday.

"There is truthful overmuch of it. I don't cognize however helium does it.

"You cannot ore connected your ain game; determination is truthful overmuch sound coming from the different broadside of the net. It's distracting. You person to beryllium astatine your champion to flooded it all."

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Australia's United Cup squad consists of Alex de Minaur, Jason Kubler, John Peers, Ajla Tomljanović, Zoe Hives, Maddison Inglis and Samantha Stosur.

Greece has fielded Tsitsipas, Michail Pervolarakis, Stefanos Sakellaridis, Petros Tsitsipas, Maria Sakkari, Despina Papamichail, Valentini Grammatikopoulou and Sapfo Sakellardi.

"We are each doing this together," Tsitsipas said of the Greek team.

"Our squad each person their eyes connected the prize, but this (winning) tin lone beryllium achieved by combining forces and committing each day.

"When it comes to tennis, squad events are my favourite.

"I person a batch of religion successful the players connected our squad.

"We are each striving for excellence together."

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