Published 15:57 IST, January 24th 2020

Nick Kyrgios' on-court mockery receives a response from World No. 1 Rafael Nadal

In response to the on-court mockery by Nick Kyrgios and Gilles Simon, Rafael Nadal stated that he doesn’t care about it. Read more about Rafael Nadal's reply.

Reported by: Akhil Nambiar
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Nick Kyrgios and Gilles Simon recently mocked Rafael Nal during ir Australian Open 2nd round match on January 23, 2019. Kyrgios h a 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 victory against Simon in this clash. In response to on-court mockery by Nick Kyrgios and Gilles Simon, Rafael Nal stated that he doesn’t care about it.

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Kyrgios was playing incredible tennis in his last win. However, he was enrd when he received a time violation. Kyrgios was handed a penalty as he was waiting for crowd to settle down. Crowd was seen booing umpire after his decision and Australian native also expressed his disappointment.

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Nick Kyrgios, who has been a great entertainer on court, mocked Rafael Nal by impersonating him. He pretended to push his hair behind his ears, just like Spaniard does before serving. Earlier in match, Gilles Simon also copped a time violation. He impersonated Rafael Nal too. 

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Rafael Nal was informed about incident by a journalist.  Spaniard stated that he really doesn’t care about it. Rafael Nal said that he is here to play tennis and that’s it. 

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15:57 IST, January 24th 2020