Kyrgios vs. Khachanov - this is brutality
Nick Kyrgios shot at Mats Wilander from his homeland in Australia via Twitter. Karen Khachanov didn't like that.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Oct 01, 2020, 08:45 am
The great Austrian cabaret artist Helmut Qualtinger said decades ago, with a view to a football meeting of two playfully rather less well-funded teams: "Simmering versus Kapfenberg - that's what I call brutality". Well, the feud between Nick Kyrgios and Karen Khachanov, which is currently being performed on Twitter, is developing rapidly in the direction of Qualtinger. In contrast to the Simmeringers and Kapfenbergers, who, according to legend, were both not at a loss for the neat kick against the opposing shin, most of the aggression in Kyrgios vs. Khachanov on the part of the Australian.
In a not unimportant supporting role: Mats Wilander, who sent a few critical remarks to the Scotsman after Andy Murray left against Stan Wawrinka in Roland Garros. In his role as a TV expert for Eurosport. That is the job of Wilander, who spares no one in his analyzes. So Wilander did his job. And Kyrgios, who gets on well with Andy Murray, didn't like that.
The fact that the Australian was so underhanded - Mats Wilander's sporting achievements should be beyond doubt, the Swede won three majors in 1988 alone - brought Karen Khachanov to the scene. Not maliciously, but with a friendly call to order. That didn't go down well in Canberra.
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It is noticeable that Kyrgios very quickly comes back to his favorite topic, the behavior of some players during the Corona break. But neither Karen Khachanov nor Mats Wilander will feel addressed. After all: the Russian is not interested in a further escalation. After all, Simmering was whistled against Kapfenberg at some point.