Nick Kyrgios claims Stan Wawrinka was aiming to hit him in the head before he delivered that infamous insult that he felt was nothing more than “good old-fashioned trash talk.”
After losing a tight first set through a tie-break in their 2015 Montreal Masters second-round clash, the Australian was serving in the opening game of the second set when the cameras picked him telling the Swiss that his girlfriend at the time had relations with another player.
“Kokkinakis banged your girlfriend. Sorry to tell you that mate,” he was heard saying.
Kyrgios and Kokkinakis were childhood friends while Wawrinka was in a relationship with WTA star Donna Vekic at the time. The footage of the moment went absolutely viral and many tuned into the match to see what would happen next.
After the incident, the Australian went to turn things around and open a 6-7 (8) 6-3 4-0 lead before the former world No. 3 retired. Following the match, Wawrinka absolutely ripped his rival and demanded “a major action” to be taken.
“I just hope the ATP takes big measures against him. He’s young but that’s no excuse … every match, he behaves very badly,” the three-time Grand Slam champion said at the time.
