Nick Kyrgios takes another cheeky dig at 'fellow tennis vegan' Djokovic for US Open fiasco

modern-day 'b boy' of tennis Nick Kyrgios is in helines once again after making a snide comment about World . 1 vak Djokovic. In an interview with Australian TV presenter Karl Stefavic, Nick Kyrgios took yet ar shot at Serb, who has been having a rollercoaster year. After starting out year as Australian Open champion, vak Djokovic put toger ill-vised ria Tour in his hometown in Serbia. tour did t enforce any social distancing rules and allowed a full capacity audience. It was surprise n, that multiple players including Djokovic himself tested positive for coronavirus. 

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Nick Kyrgios takes a swipe at vak Djokovic

After ardently campaigning against ria Tour on social media, Nick Kyrgios was one of biggest critiques of tour when things went south. After videos leaked showing players dancing toger in packed clubs, Kyrgios tweeted that body could call him out on anything stupid he did or h ever done because thing could come close to irresponsible behaviour of those at ria Tour. He followed every anuncement of a COVID-19 positive test from tour with a tweet, including an "oh boy' when vak Djokovic said he h tested positive. He later called it a 'boneheed' decision to have organised tour. Kyrgios, who is stranger to on-court outbursts, also took a shot at Djokovic's disqualification from US Open, claiming that he would have received a ban h he done same thing. 

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Nick Kyrgios also lashed out at USTA and ATP for organising US Open before it commenced. He claimed that it was a selfish move considering everything that h been happening in US at that time. He also retweeted multiple tweets expressing similar sentiments. While Kyrgios chose to pull out of US Open, most or players participated, and tournament went on without any major COVID-related incidents.  

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'We don't like him': Nick Kyrgios on Djokovic

In his latest interview, Nick Kyrgios answered a question from host asking him which players should t be allowed at Australian Open next year, with a cheeky dig at Djokovic. “I mean, we don’t like him, but he brings some crowds.” He has also lashed out at  French Open 2020 organisers after y anunced that tournament will go ahe with spectators in attendance.

Kyrgios has accused organisers of t taking coronavirus seriously. French Open 2020 will host a maximum of 11,500 fans per day with strict social distancing measures. Kyrgios is most likely to pull out of Grand Slam after expressing concerns about rising cases of COVID-19 in France. 

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