Nick Kyrgios sledges Stan Wawrinka, Rogers Cup 2015
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Young Australian ace Nick Kyrgios is in the news more for his unsportsmanlike behavior than his doubtless strong tennis skills.
At the pair's match at the Rogers Cup in Montreal, Canada in 2015, Kyrgios was playing an injured Wawrinka, who was struggling with an aching back on court. The Swiss would eventually retire trailing 0-4 in the third set, but not before a display of reprehensible behaviour by Kyrgios.
Trash-talking his Swiss opponent, Kyrgios referenced a player who Wawrinka is purported to have been seeing following his divorce – Croatian player Donna Vekic, a former training partner of Kyrgios’ compatriot and fellow young talent Thanasi Kokkinakis, making a crass remark alleging that the Australian had slept with 19-year-old Vekic.
Courtside microphones picked up the remark, although Wawrinka had not heard it at the time. Later, the Swiss confronted Kyrgios in the locker room, with the Australian later issuing an apology via social media and a press representative.
He was fined US$10,000 for the incident, with a further $2,500 fine for insulting a ball person.
