Kyrgios sent the tennis world into a frenzy when he told Wawrinka: “Kokkinakis banged your girlfriend. Sorry to tell you that mate” shortly after losing the first set in their Rogers Cup match in Montreal on Thursday.
Kyrgios was referring to Australian colleague Thanasi Kokkinakis and 19-year-old Croatian player Donna Vekic, who has reportedly been dating Wawrinka following the end of his marriage to Ilham Vuilloud earlier this year.
Kokkinakis is mates with Kyrgios, with the pair being dubbed the “Special Ks”.
The Canberra young gun went on to win the match 6-7 (8), 6-3, 4-0 after Wawrinka eventually withdrew with a back problem.
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While she didn’t condone what her son said, Mrs Kyrgios felt he was reacting to previous comments Wawrinka had made following their encounter at Queen’s in the lead-up to Wimbledon in June.
Mrs Kyrgios said Wawrinka implied her son, who has asthma, was faking injury when he’d had a sinus infection.
“It’s not a nice thing to say, it’s not, but you can’t always cop it on the chin from other people without retaliating,” she told Fairfax Media.
“If you give people lip then you’ve got to receive some back.
“You know that Stan did say that Nick was faking an injury last time they played and Nick was actually very sick.
“So there was no love lost there to start with. We let it go, we didn’t comment on Stan’s comment.
“That’s still in Nick’s head, so the minute that Stan starts giving Nick cheek, what do you think will happen?
“He’ll say whatever comes to his mind that will upset the guy.”
Wawrinka took to Twitter to hit back at Kyrgios and called for action to be taken against the 20-year-old.
“So disappointing to see a fellow athlete and colleague be so disrespectful in a way I could never even imagine,” he tweeted.
“What was said I wouldn’t say to my worst enemy. To stop [sic] so low is not only unacceptable but also beyond belief.
“There is no need for this kind of behaviour on or off the court and I hope the governing body of this sport does not stand for this and stands up for the integrity of this sport that we have worked so hard to build.”
source:smh.com.au
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