Nick Kyrgios does not give Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic or Nadal ‘an INCH’ of respect
The Canberra-born ace is not afraid of upsetting anyone, as seen during his triumph at the Mexican Open earlier this month.
On the road to beating Alexander Zverev in the final, Kyrgios got the better of Rafael Nadal in the Round of 16 in a 6-3 6-7 6-7 win.
The Spaniard praised Kyrgios after the defeat, stating that he has the ability to contend with himself, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic for major titles.
But Nadal then launched into a bitter rant, after he felt the Australian disrespected him by serving underarm.
"He is a player who has ginormous talent," Rafael Nadal said.
"He could win Grand Slams and fight the top positions of the ranking, but there is a reason why he is where he is.
“He lacks respect for the crowd, his opponent and towards himself.
“I don’t think he’s a bad guy, but he lacks a little respect for the public and the rival.”
While being booed by tennis fans in the stands, Kyrgios continued to wind them up by cupping his ear in their direction.
And he has since followed up his rebellious reputation by claiming that he does not feel the need to respect his opponents.
“I don’t know how much respect the others show them but I’m not going to really respect someone just because they can hit a ball over the net, that’s not enough for me to give them respect,” he told the Daily Mail.