Mother of Tsitsipas says Kyrgios confuses Tsitsipas more than anyone else

The mother of Stefanos Tsitsipas claimed that Nick Kyrgios confuses Stefanos Tsitsipas more than any other player on Tour.

Kyrgios and Tsitsipas have become quite the rivals with several of their matches turning heated, especially the latest one at Wimbledon. The Greek lost his cool in that match as Kyrgios won the mental battle that featured quite a few provocations by both sides.

Stefanos mother, Julia, referenced that match in explaning the effect of Kyrgios on Tsitsipas:

“The only person, perhaps, who brings him into a state of complete confusion is Nick Kyrgios. Styopa [her nickname for Stefanos] still grew up in a sports family. His grandfather is an Olympic football champion. And there are some things in sports that cannot be ignored. That is, 100 years have passed since the Olympic movement existed."

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She continued:

"And for 100 years, no one has encroached on it. And only Nick decided: the rules for him are not the rules. And even more so in tennis. Tennis is a very stiff sport. Our match turned out to be very nervous with Nick Kyrgios,” she said, reflecting on their dramatic third-round Wimbledon clash that saw both men fined for their behaviour afterwards. That is, we were practically offered to play dirty tennis there, but we don’t know how to play such tennis. Therefore, Styopa lost his temper and left the court without getting there.”

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