But in the last turn of the audience, Kyrgios withdrew from the men’s and women’s tournament from 13 to 19 July in the German capital.
This also followed Zverev by withdrawing from the competition.
“When we involved Nick Kyrgios in May, this development was unpredictable,” said tournament director Edwin Weindorfer.
“Time is extremely short, but we will do everything we can to find possible last-minute options.”
Kyrgios strikes back in Thiem
The Austrian star accused Kyrgios of criticizing Djokovic and others’ “cheap” criticism in the wake of last month’s unfortunate Adria Tour.
In an interview with the Austrian outlet Tiroler Tageszeitung, Thiem said that the time of Kyrgios would be better to spend the time to adapt his behavior on the field.
“Kyrgios created many nonsense himself,” he said.
“I understand even less when it interferes with everything.
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 even to understand where I come from. I’m trying to make them responsible.
– Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) July 7, 2020
Thiem later went on to defend Zverev for his “mistake” in attending a party a few hours after Djokovic tested positive for COVID-19, saying that both players’ criticisms were “cheap”.
But Kyrgios had none and stopped.
“What are you talking about @ThiemDomi,” wrote Kyrgios on Twitter.
“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. “
