Kyrgios swings in Thiem

SYDNEY: Outspoken Australian Nick Kyrgios (Pix) questioned Dominic Thiem’s ​​intellect yesterday after world no. 3 told him to stop criticizing other tennis stars Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic for risking coronavirus.

Kyrgios said that Thiem was not on the same “intellectual level” after the Austrian called his “economic” criticisms and claimed it was “bad luck” that Zverev was surprised to celebrate after promising to isolate himself.

Djokovic, Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki all proved positive for Covid-19 after last month’s Adria Tour, a series of performances with minimal social distances in which Thiem and Zverev also played.

“Kyrgios has really done a lot of nonsense himself. That’s why I understand even less when it interferes everywhere, “Thiem told German media this week.

“It would be better for him to come clean instead of always criticizing others.”

The Australian replied to Twitter.

“What are you talking about @ThiemDomi? Mistakes how to destroy rackets? Oath? Tank a few games here or there? What are they all doing?

“None of you have the intellectual level to even understand where I come from. I’m trying to make them responsible. “

Kyrgios added: “This only shows that @ThiemDomi @AlexZverev & @DjokerNole joke they think it is, 2 of them celebrate like potatoes during a global pandemic.

“People lose their lives, loved ones and friends, and then Thiem stood up for the mistake. These guys are the “top” of our sport. SMH (shaking his head). “

Last week Kyrgios also exchanged verbal blows with German legend Boris Becker, who called him a “mouse” for choosing Zverev.

“@TheBorisBecker is a bigger donut than I thought. It can hit a volley, obviously not the sharpest tool in the shed, “he replied.

Zverev promised to self-isolate himself after the Adria Tour, only to be shot days later in a bar crowded with viral films. – AFP