Nick Kyrgios strikes again. Despite being in dry dock all season, the Australian closely followed everything happening on the circuit and never missed an opportunity to do his thing.
His latest victim was Stan Wawrinka. The Swiss defeated Dane Holger Rune 6-2, 6-7 (5) and 7-5 on Monday to seal their passage to the round of 16 in Indian Wells in an intense and evenly contested contest that came loaded with a high dose of morbidity.
And this was the last time they saw their faces, last year in Paris-Bercy, there was tension in abundance. The young talent dominated the occasion, but his actions and words during the match did not sit well with the Swiss, who sent him a resounding message after the game: “My advice is to stop acting like a baby on the track.“.
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Well, this time the game went by quite normally… until the moment of greeting each other on the net. Rune then takes the opportunity to recall his scuffle in Paris. “Don’t you have anything to say to me now?” he asked, to which the Helvetian replied: “No. What do you want me to say?”.
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And to complete the party, Nick Kyrgios joined. The Australian didn’t hesitate to comment on the play, making it very clear who was on his side.
“Hahahaha Yes. Everything is good when you win… typical. I’m with you brother” he wrote on his Instagram account, a message echoed by the Danish player.
We remember that Kyrgios has long considered Rune his successor, both on the track and in the ‘bad guy’ role of tennis. “Holger is an entertaining guy to watch on the court, you can tell he loves this sport and has a great work ethic. I feel like he’s someone who needs to loosen up a bit, have fun on the court and give free rein your personality. I think I can help him a lot there, I feel he will do better in his career if he knows to relax more and think about some things other than tennis.“, he highlighted in an interview granted last February.
Source: La Verdad

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