• Father’s arm bruised after player lashes out with racket
• Drama happened in ATP Cup defeat to Nick Kyrgios
Stefanos Tsitsipas hurt his father in a remarkable mid-match meltdown during his clash with Australia’s Nick Kyrgios at the ATP Cup. Greek captain Apostolos Tsitsipas, who coaches the 21-year-old, was caught by Tsitsipas’ angry racket swipe as he reacted to losing the opening set on a tie-break in Brisbane.
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Written by Guardian sport and agencies
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/07/stefanos-tsitsipas-hurt-father-telling-off-mother-atp-tennis-court-meltown-nick-kyrgios under the title “Tsitsipas hurts father and gets a telling off from mother in court meltdown”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
