"They both have a point to be honest" - Wilander on Kyrgios - Tsitsipas clash

Mats Wilander sat down with Ubitennis for an exclusive interview where he shared his view of the Kyrgios - Tsitsipas clash.

Kyrgios and Tsitsipas had several heated moments yesterday during their clash at Wimbledon and it continued after the match with both shooting arrows at each other. Asked about who was right Wilander said:

They both have a point, to be honest. Kyrgios said that Stefanos must be a bit soft mentally if he gets that bothered by him being himself. I would say the one to blame is the officials. They are playing within the rules we have now so you can’t blame them, they are trying to win a tennis match. This is what Kyrgios plays like, this is what he does. If you fall for it, then you need to improve your mental stability. At the same time, I would have also felt as Stefanos did."

He continued:

"I think (the problem) lies with the official situation. I am not saying they could have done anything (during the third round match) but we need to put rules in place so they can’t do this. We don’t have tennis matches that look like that. I know the crowd loved it but tennis needs to be a sport where you can take your five-year-old and not worry about them getting hit with a tennis ball or hearing a player swearing loudly 20 times. The sport needs to be like that otherwise the sport is becoming entertainment and that is not what tennis is. it is a sport, it’s educational and inspirational more than entertainment."