Tennis stars lob insults over Zverev video
LONDON: Nick Kyrgios and Boris Becker traded insults on social media yesterday following the Australian’s criticism of Alexander Zverev after a video appeared to show the German dancing in a crowded club despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
The video was posted on Instagram by German designer Philipp Plein and later deleted.
Zverev said last week he would self-isolate after playing in Novak
Djokovic’s ill-fated Adria Tour exhibition tournament in Serbia and Croatia, which had to be abandoned after numerous players tested positive for Covid-19.
Kyrgios on Monday called Zverev, the men’s world number seven, “selfish”, prompting a rebuke from former six-time Grand Slam champion Becker. “Don’t like no #rats! Anybody telling off fellow sportsman/woman is no friend of mine! Look yourself in the mirror and think your better than us... @ NickKyrgios,” Becker said on Twitter.
Kyrgios replied: “Rats? For holding someone accountable? I’m just looking out for people.”