In a staggering admission, Kyrgios said he deliberately hit a ball at Nadal in the third set. After A Trio Of Top 10 Withdrawals From The US Open, Those Attending Also Have ReservationsBig News From The World No.1: Djokovic To Play US Open And The Western & Southern OpenKrystina Pliskova upsets Petra Martic to reach the third round at the Prague OpenUS Open To Take Place Without Both Of It’s Defending Champions For First Time Since 2003Elise Mertens beats Camila Giorgi to reach her third quarter final in 2020Nicolas Massu Weighs Up Dominic Thiem’s US Open Chances‘Everything Was An ‘A’ Except For My serving’ – Coco Gauff Reflects On Sabalenka Win In LexingtonNecessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Kontaveit will chase her second title in tomorrow’s final three years after winning in S’Hertogenbosch in 2017.Top seed Petra Martic from Croatia came back from one set down to beat qualifier and world number 117 Ludmila Samsonova 5-7 6-4 6-2. Why would I apologise? We are no longer accepting comments on this article.Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media GroupCameron Norrie and Johanna Konta progress to Mexico Open...Kei Nishikori stunned by qualifier Hubert Hurkacz in Dubai...Stefanos Tsitsipas to make Queen's debut this summer as...Bob and Mike Bryan win battle of the brothers at Delray...Cameron Norrie and Johanna Konta progress to Mexico Open...Kei Nishikori stunned by qualifier Hubert Hurkacz in Dubai...Stefanos Tsitsipas to make Queen's debut this summer as...Bob and Mike Bryan win battle of the brothers at Delray...Ronnie O'Sullivan criticises decision to allow crowdsFury sparks backlash after sings the N-word in front of his childrenBarcelona players booed by fans after Champions League lossManchester City players train ahead of Lyon quarter-finalDramatic trailer for anticipated Spurs documentary trailer releasedFormer middle-weight champion George Groves: 'Fury beats Joshua'Reggie Cannon condemned fan boos when the players knelt during anthemUFC fighter Paige VanZant show off her speed during trainingMike Tyson showed off his powerful punches on InstagramJamie Murray teases brother Andy about forgetting flight essentialsManchester United players prepare for the Europa League semi-finalBayern Munich were humbled against Eintracht Frankfurt in October… now they could be the club's greatest...Arsenal head of football Raul Sanllehi will LEAVE the north London club... just a day after it was revealed...Spanish newspaper AS give NINE 'pathetic' Barcelona flops including Lionel Messi ZERO marks after shocking...Liverpool's dominance continues as Jurgen Klopp named Premier League Manager of the Season after...Hull FC confirm 12 people in club -including NINE players - have tested positive for coronavirus following...'No, it didn't hurt... it was fun actually': Leon Goretzka and Thomas Muller admit they had NO sympathy and...Lyon 'reject Arsenal offer of Matteo Guendouzi plus cash for £44m-rated Houssem Aouar' as Mikel Arteta looks...'If you're that offended I will make it up to you! Sasnovich came through the qualifying round before beating Jasmine Paolini in straight sets. In a staggering admission, Kyrgios said he deliberately hit a ball at Nadal in the third set. His best performance of the majors has been reaching the quarter-final stages twice. Number 4 seed Anett Kontaveit from Estonia came back from one set down to beat Laura Siegemund 3-6 6-2 6-2 after 2 hours and 20 minutes booking her spot in the quarter finals at the Palermo Ladies Open. Doing so back in 2018 where he was edged out in five sets by Nadal. Like, he’s got decent hands.”And Kyrgios disagreed with Nadal’s generous courtside assessment that he could one day win a grand slam. I think he can take a ball to the chest, bro. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.This website uses cookies to improve your experience. The Estonian player saved a break point before holding serve to take a 2-1 lead.
Nick Kyrgios admitted he meant to spear a forehand directly at Rafael Nadal in their bad-tempered Wimbledon clash on Thursday. The Croatian player received a medical time-out before Kontaveit for the third time in the tenth game at love to close out the second set 6-4. But, no, at the moment I don’t think I can contend for a grand slam.”Nadal, in contrast, was tact itself immediately afterwards. ': Rio Ferdinand says Lionel Messi...'It was a horrible performance - we have hit rock bottom': Emotional Gerard Pique says Barcelona need a...Barcelona 'have already decided to SACK Quique Setien' as Spanish giants reportedly waste no time in getting...'Scoundrels! This video has been removed. That ball hits an eye or something like this, it is a problem.” Besides his criticism, Nadal also believes Kyrgios does have the potential to one day win a grand slam.
'He is a player who has enormous talent,' Nadal said afterwards, 'He could win Grand Slams and fight the top positions of the ranking, but there is a reason why he is where he is. This could be because it launched early, our rights have expired, there was a legal issue, or for another reason. ': Fantasy Football managers left stunned as Arsenal captain...Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel set for return to English football as he nears move to Championship...A defeat so bad it even managed to unite the Madrid and Catalan press! The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. You have no idea, no idea.”Nadal’s take on it was: “I have been aware of everything. Martic has scored her third win in her seven matches against top 20 players after beating Belinda Bencic and Elina Svitolina.