The hot-blooded tennis players, descendants of Greek migrants, made it to the semifinals in doubles. The incident at the beginning of the quarterfinal duel did not stop them.
After Kokkinakis’s administration, which he had to repeat, the ball reached Kyrgios. Instead of moving her calmly into the car because the game was interrupted, he tricked her with all his might.
The ball bounced off unhappily and hit the head of a little boy who was sitting in the auditorium with his mother. Watch the video:
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Tears replaced the smile
The boy cried in shock, but his grief didn’t last long. Kyrgios realized what he had done, took one of his spare rockets and gave it to the boy as painful.
The home fans rewarded their pet with a big round of applause. But there were also those who pointed out the bending of the rules.
The situation from the Kia Arena reminded them of the incident from the US Open 2020. At that time, Novak Djokovic fired a ball in anger and it hit the referee in the neck.
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The Serb was disqualified for it and lost the chance to win the title. He won’t win in Melbourne even now, because after a 2-week saga watched around the world, they were eventually deported from Australia.
“Kyrgios reacted in anger, as did Djokovic. Why don’t the rules apply equally to everyone? ”Asked one of the fans on Twitter.
“It is sad that the organizers of the biggest tournaments do not treat all tennis players the same,” added another supporter.
Kokkinakis and Kyrgios fight for participation in the grand slam final against the Spanish-Argentine duo Marcel Granollers, Horacio Zeballos. Those in the quarterfinals discarded Slovak-Australian couple Filip Polášek, John Peers .
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