Nick Kyrgios Blasted by Novak Djokovic for Stan Wawrinka Girlfriend Slur
Nick Kyrgios, who was fined $10,000 for an obscene sexual remark concerning Stan Wawrinka's girlfriend in Wednesday's third round, came under severe fire from Novak Djokovic, who said the Australian youngster deserved to be punished.
Novak Djokovic blasted Nick Kyrgios for the crude sexual slur at which has rocked the tennis world.
Djokovic lashed out at Kyrgios who was fined $10,000 for an obscene sexual remark made in Wednesday's third round of the Montreal Masters. (Djokovic Cruises to 50th Win of Season)
On-court microphones picked up the remark made by the 20-year-old Australian concerning Stan Wawrinka's girlfriend.
Kyrgios said that the woman had been involved with his close friend Thanasi Kokkinakis.
"Sorry to tell you that mate," Kyrgios is heard to say with his back turned to the French Open champion.
Djokovic, a close friend of Wawrinka, said Kyrgios deserved to be punished.
"Some players have problems to control themselves on the court. Sometimes when you go through the emotional challenges, it slips out of your mouth," said the top seed.
"But again, there's no excuse for what he has said."
Wawrinka, who seperated from his wife earlier this year and has been linked to Croatian tour player Donna Vekic, said the ATP should take "major action this time".
As well as the maximum $10,000 on-site fine, the ATP said they could not rule out further sanctions.
"He was fined, he deserved it," added Djokovic.
"I think he's going to learn a lesson in a hard way. Hopefully this won't happen to him anymore.
"I understand that every player goes through certain tantrums, emotional ups and downs during the match. In a big fight and at this level, I understand.
"But it's not, I would say, fair, and there's no excuse of directing your tantrums to your opponent, especially to somebody that is not even there."
Djokovic said that Kyrgios, fast earning a reputation as the sport's bad boy, remains one of the potential future stars of the sport.
"He's young, he's definitely one of the players that everybody's looking to.
"His quality of tennis is really remarkable for his age. He's doing very well.
"I've never had any problems with him personally. Off the court we had nice chats, practised with each other."