Nick Kyrgios’ absurd between-the-leg serves at Wimbledon 2022 was directed at Stefanos Tsitsipas with his underarm serve video viral
One of tennis’ greatest villains is Nick Kyrgios, an incredibly gifted player who is just as well-known for his temper tantrums and shithouse behaviour as he is for his prowess.
Nick Kyrgios Pulls Off Underarm Between The Legs Serve vs Stefano Tsitsipas At Wimbledon 2022, Underhand Video Goes Viral
Amaaazing #Kyrgios underarm, between the legs *SERVE* against #tsitsipas just now on court 1 at #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/quVERhrE0l
— 𝐄𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 (@eddbagenal) July 2, 2022
Kyrgios on Tsitsipas: "He's got some serious issues. I'm good in the locker room, I've got many friends…he's not liked. Let's just put that there." pic.twitter.com/L7ufKLHZxY
— Kenny Ducey (@KennyDucey) July 2, 2022
In the third round of the Wimbledon tournament on Saturday, Kyrgios faced fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas. The two players put on an incredibly tense match that featured antics from both players. Kyrgios got so under Tsitsipas’ skin that at one point in the third set, he appeared more interested in attempting to hit Kyrgios with the ball than he was in actually winning points.
Tsitsipas found it frustrating when Kyrgios won a service game in the first set and finished it off with a clever between-the-legs, underhand serve that caused a mistake from Tsitsipas.
It’s truly absurd to pull this off in the middle of a tournament, much less Wimbledon, and the fact that it was successful in getting him the point and the game makes it all the funnier. In the match, which also included some pretty brilliant tennis in between, there was towel drama, a plea from Kyrgios for Tsitsipas to be disqualified for smashing a ball into the crowd, and more. However, nothing was better than Kyrgios going between the legs for a serve.
Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas’ on-court “circus” spilled over into the Wimbledon media interview room as the Australian refuted his opponent’s assertion that he was “a bully” who might be “evil.”
Kyrgios defeated fourth-seeded Tsitsipas of Greece in a tense four-set match that he dubbed a “rollercoaster.”
Tsitsipas fired multiple shots at his former doubles partner in the tense situation, and he also received a warning for launching a ball into the audience and nearly hitting a spectator.
Despite television replays suggesting otherwise, Kyrgios, 27, argued that his opponent should have been declared the winner for the incident because the ball allegedly struck the fan in the head.
After Kyrgios frequently reprimanded chair umpire Damien Dumusois toward the conclusion of the second set, Tsitsipas began to lose his composure.