Tsitsipas gave Kyrgios short shrift at the net after his defeat.Credit:Getty Images
“I wish we could all come together and put a rule in place. I don’t know. Something about talking. Why would you be talking while you’re playing? It makes no sense,” he said.
“Every single point that I played today I feel like there was something going on on the other side of the net.
“That’s his way of manipulating the opponent and making you feel distracted,in a way. There is no other player that does this. There is no other player that is so upset and frustrated all the time with something.
“I really hope all us players can come up with something and make this a cleaner version of our sport,have this kind of behaviour not accepted,not allowed,not tolerated.”
Tsitsipas admitted he had tried to hit Kyrgios with a smash in the third set.
“I was aiming for the body of my opponent but I missed by a lot,by a lot,” he said. “I’m not used to play this way. But I cannot just sit there,act like a robot and act like someone that is completely cold and ignorant.
“Because you’re out there doing your job,and you have noise coming from the other side of the court for no absolute reason.”
Kyrgios left his fans’ heart-in-mouth after falling awkwardly in the opening game of the fourth set and staying down for seemingly an age,clutching his right hip,but he eventually rose to have the last laugh,recovering to defeat Tsitsipas for the fourth time in as many tour outings and advance to the last 16.
“I felt like the favourite coming in. I played in a couple of weeks ago but I knew it was going to be a tough match,” Kyrgios said.
“He’s a hell of a player and it was a hell of a match. I’m just super happy to be through. He was getting frustrated at times – it’s a frustrating sport. You all think you can play,but it’s very frustrating.
“I’ve got ultimate respect for him. Whatever happens on the sport,I love him and I’m close to his brother so ...”
Kyrgios didn’t drop serve all night,saving all five break points he faced,and crunched 14 aces in another imperious serving display that will place his rivals on notice.
A quarter-finalist on debut as a teenager in 2014,the 27-year-old will play unseeded American Brandon Nakashima on Monday for another place in the last eight.
If he wins that,Kyrgios could meet Alex de Minaur in an all-Australian quarter-final – potentially for the right to take on Rafael Nadal in the semis.
De Minaur is embracing his role as an honorary Brit and a fan favourite as he eyes a coveted Wimbledon quarter-final berth – and maybe more – after cracking the second week for the first time.
Australia’s 19th seed continues to win over the English public,even after breaking British hearts for the second round running with a 6-3,6-4,7-5 dispatch of local wildcard Liam Broady.
The 23-year-old is dating the new darling of British tennis Katie Boulter and is fast becoming a cult figure for his humble nature,love and respect for the home heroine and,not least,his high-octane game.
Meanwhile,Australia’s women’s No.1 Ajla Tomljanovic staged a valiant fightback to roar into the last 16 for the second straight year with a stirring victory over 2021 French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova.
Ajla Tomljanovic celebrates match point.Credit:Getty Images
Defying her world No.44 ranking,Tomljanovic upset the 13th-seeded Czech 2-6,6-4,6-3 and earned a rich reward in the process.
Instead of an anticipated fourth-round showdown with world No.1 Iga Swiatek,opportunity knocks for Tomljanovic in a meeting with unseeded Frenchwoman Alize Cornet.
Cornet produced the shock of the tournament to shatter Swiatek’s 37-match,six-title winning streak to send the top-seeded Roland Garros champion packing with a 6-4,6-2 boilover.
Swiatek’s departure presents Tomljanovic with a fabulous chance to match – and potentially better – her breakout run to last year’s quarter-finals.
And all this after her travel agent’s hotel faux pas.
“I had to move accommodations because my dad booked my house until Friday,” she said.
“I was like,‘you thought I’d lose second round. At least book it ’til Sunday’[after the third round].
“So it’s a good problem to have. I’m not really satisfied being in third round and then moving houses.
“The problem was it’s so hard to find something. London is packed,and I didn’t want to stay an hour away.
“He didn’t take it well. I gave him a lot of crap yesterday.
“Funny enough,today when I finished,he’s like,‘oh,I have to book again’. I was,like,‘you’re kidding me?’
“He wasn’t kidding,but he managed to book the same hotel,so I have a room probably until Tuesday,but I don’t care.
“Even if someone is joining me in my room,I’m not leaving this hotel!”
She said she couldn’t be too hard,though,on her biggest supporter.
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