Nick Kyrgios and Boris Becker.
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‘Boris Becker is a bigger doughnut than I thought,’ Kyrgios in war of words with tennis legend over Zverev’s partying video

Nick Kyrgios and Boris Becker traded insults on social media on Tuesday following the Australian’s criticism of Alexander Zverev after a video appeared to point out the German dancing in a crowded membership regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The video was posted on Instagram by German designer Philipp Plein and later deleted. There was no indication of when the video was taken.

Zverev mentioned final week he would self-isolate after taking part in in Novak Djokovic’s ill-fated Adria Tour exhibition match in Serbia and Croatia, which needed to be deserted after quite a few gamers examined positive for COVID-19.

Kyrgios on Monday referred to as Zverev, the present males’s world quantity seven, “selfish”, prompting a rebuke from commentator and former six-time Grand Slam champion Becker.

“Don’t like no #rats! Anybody telling off fellow sportsman/woman is no friend of mine! Look yourself in the mirror and think your better than us… @NickKyrgios,” Becker mentioned on Twitter.

 

Kyrgios was immediate in his reply: “For goodness sake Boris, I’m not competing or trying to throw anyone under the bus. It’s a global pandemic and if someone is as idiotic as Alex to do what he has done, I’ll call him out for it. Simple.”

“We all live in the pandemic called #Covid_19! It’s terrible and it killed to many lives…we should protect our families/loved ones and follow the guidelines but still don’t like #rats @NickKyrgios,” Becker continued.

Kyrgios had beforehand criticised the organisers of the Balkan occasion and hit out at governing our bodies for his or her plans to restart skilled tennis throughout the pandemic.

“Rats? For holding someone accountable? Strange way to think of it champion, I’m just looking out for people. When my family and families all over the world have respectfully done the right thing,” Kyrgios mentioned, including with a flourish:

“@TheBorisBecker is a bigger doughnut than I thought … can hit a volley, obviously not the sharpest tool in the shed though.”

 

Zverev, 23, took half in Djokovic’s occasion, which noticed crowds packed into stands in Belgrade whereas gamers hugged on the internet and performed basketball in Croatia. The German participant mentioned he and his workforce had examined damaging.

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