Kyrgios: “When Djokovic had to show leadership, he disappeared”

Novak Djokovic has returned to his best tennis after the coronavirus pandemic halted his devastating start to the 2020 season for several months in which he added 18 victories in as many games.

Djokovic has extended this winning streak to 20 after his triumphs against Ricardas Berankis and Tennys Sandgren at the Cincinnati Masters 1,000. The journalist Ben Rothenberg collected on his social networks some statements by Djokovic in which the Serbian was asked about the possibility of ending the year unbeaten after a 20-0 run: 'Everything is possible! I'm not ruling it out, because we don't know what the post-US tour will be like, but there's a long way to go. It's not my goal to finish the year undefeated, but I won't complain if I do. “

Some statements that, once again, have once again provoked the fury of tennis players like Nick Kyrgios. The Australian, who has been one of the players who has criticized Djokovic's attitude the most in recent months and who has refused to play the Cincinnati Masters 1,000 and the US Open for fear of contracting the coronavirus in New York, returned to charge against the Serbian, ensuring that, despite this unbeaten streak, Djokovic has added a tough defeat in the world of tennis off the courts. “Tremendous tennis player. Maybe he can finish undefeated in 2020, I can't blame him. Unfortunately, when he was supposed to show some leadership and humility, he disappeared. Most will say that he has lost despite everything.”

Kyrgios already criticized Djokovic in recent days after defending the Serbian for his statements in which he did not regret having celebrated the Adria Tour, where several tennis players were infected with coronavirus, including Djokovic himself. The Australian charged against these tennis players on his Instagra account, qualifying Djokovic and the rest of the players who participated in the tournament as “group of albatrosses”.