Tsitsipas: "Kyrgios made me lose my head, he drove me crazy"

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Many will still remember that match, and it's no wonder. Stefanos Tsitsipas lost more than a third-round match at Wimbledon 2022 that day against Nick Kyrgios, opening a rift in his relationship with the Australian, making serious accusations against him in a press conference, and losing his composure on and off the court. Three years later, he still remembers it vividly.

Witnessing the current collapse of Stefanos Tsitsipas and the mental fragility he has been displaying for some time now, it is much easier to understand that his uncontrollable tantrum against a provocative and challenging Nick Kyrgios already hinted that something was not quite right in the Greek's mindset. He was the world number 5, among the title contenders, and he fell into the trap set by the Australian, trying to hit him with balls during the match, having unpleasant gestures towards him, and making explosive statements afterwards, describing Nick as a clear schoolyard bully, saying that he had a very evil side to his character.

- Tsitsipas admits that Kyrgios completely dominated his emotions and made him lose control

He had to clarify his words afterwards and was marked by his inability to manage his emotions, something that may have a lot to do with his current loss of status. Speaking to Tennis365 during an Adidas event in London, he recalled that encounter. "It was a very difficult afternoon, Kyrgios managed to provoke much stronger feelings in me than I would have anticipated. I completely lost my mind; I had never experienced anything like that on the court," explains the Greek.

"That day I played congested, I couldn't breathe properly, and I had had a fever a few hours earlier. I was frustrated for not feeling well, and all of Nick's provocations made me lose my composure. I had never seen myself so out of control; I forgot everything I stood for. But I learned the lesson that I should never allow anyone to control my emotions in that way and that I could never behave like that again," asserted a Stefanos Tsitsipas who also has a lot to reflect on regarding his present and future.

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Tsitsipas: "Kyrgios hizo que perdiera la cabeza, me volvió loco"