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Nick Kyrgios called 'evil' and a 'bully'  by defeated Tsitsipas Banter Credit - CNN Tennisspeak - After losing to Nick Kyrgios in a tense encounter at Wimbledon on Saturday, Stefanos Tsitsipas suggested the Australian had a "evil aspect" to his character. Kyrgios defeated Tsitsipas in four sets, 6-7(2), 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(7), on Court One, but the two maintained their dispute in their post-match press conferences. Tsitsipas was agitated by Kyrgios' "continuous bullying" from the opposite side of the net and attempted to hit his opponent with a shot during the heated match. That was something. #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/naXnpLtOvZ — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 2, 2022 The umpire cautioned Kyrgios for cursing and he was upset when Tsitsipas was not punished for throwing a ball into the crowd out of frustration. "That's exactly what he does: continual bullying. He intimidates his opponents. He was most likely a bully in school. Bul...

World No 418 Bernard Tomic challenges Nick Kyrgios to stump up $1million for winner-takes-all tennis match as pair's feud catches fire: 'Accept that I'm better than you, full stop' | Tennisspeak Bernard Tomic has poured petrol on his heated feud with Nick Kyrgios by labelling his former teammate “delusional” and challenging him to either a million-dollar winner-takes-all tennis match or a boxing fight. The relationship of two of Australia’s highest profile tennis stars has soured following a flurry of verbal barbs on social media. This week Kyrgios labelled Tomic Australia’s “most hated athlete” and scoffed at Tomic’s suggestions he would come off second-best on the court. Tomic told the  Herald  on Friday he was willing to put $1 million on the line if Kyrgios had the courage to back up his claims of superiority. “At the end of the day, talk is cheap,” Tomic said. “I’m ready to make it 2-0 whenever you want. Put your money where your mouth is. “Let the publ...