Nick Kyrgios has come to the defense of Roger Federer after a journalist suggested the Swiss tennis icon was ‘playing with fire’ by having fun kicking the balls at the ballboys during his matches Australian Open.
Since Sunday, the controversy swells around the disqualification of Miyu Kato at Roland-Garros, some believing that the fact that the Japanese inadvertently hit a ball boy did not justify such a measure during her doubles match.
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In Australia, Federer has made a habit of hitting ballboys for spectacular interceptions. “Regardless of whether it was the right move or not, and I don’t think it was, players can afford to be more careful with this stuff, anyway.
Roger Federer, in particular, often played with fire by sending balls to ballboys in Australia to test their catches on the fly. results are mixed,” Ben Rothenberg tweeted.
Kyrgios defends Federer against ‘ridiculous’ criticismHahaha, now is where it gets ridiculous. The GOAT has fun and the pickers catch the ball, likening a lifetime memory to a doubles match.
This is nonsense,” Kyrgios tweeted in response to the tweet.
Hahaha now it gets ridiculous. The ðhaving some fun and the ball kids are catching it, making their life memory compared to outeide doubles match.
Absurd ð — Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) June 5, 2023
Kato and partner Aldila Sutjiadi were first given a warning, then Marie Bouzkova and Sara Sorribes Tormo addressed the chair umpire, appearing to be asking for a disqualification.
After the supervisor’s call, the decision was made for Kato and Sutjiadi to be punished with disqualification. Kyrgios offered his thoughts on the situation, suggesting that even an unintended hit on a pickup warrants such a move.
“People around the world are chanting your name, idolizing you, booing you, it’s always a factor in sports. Why are so many people complaining about it? Moreover, it is not a question of intention, if you hit a ball on a child, it is a disqualification“, tweeted Kyrgios. In the meantime, Kyrgios is preparing to start his 2023 season on grass.
2023-06-08 17:06:29
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