Stefanos Tsitsipas incidentally hits father with pole during outburst between sets

Normally, Nick Kyrgios has a misfortune temper on a tennis court. His competition outdid him this time. 

After Kyrgios took a initial set on a fifth day of a ATP Cup from sixth-ranked Stefanos Tsitsipas on a tiebreaker — and eventually won a match 7-6 (7), 6-7( 3), 7-6 (5) — Tsitsipas unleashed a harangue that enclosed destroying a pole in his hand. 

An unintended misadventure of a outburst? His father and Greek captain Apostolos Tsitsipas. During one of his attempts to destroy a racket, a younger Tsitsipas incidentally strike his father in a arm

That led to Tsitsipas’ mother, Julia, emerging from a throng to mount behind a dais and impugn her 21-year-old son for his behavior.

“It happened accidentally, we didn’t meant to do it and true divided forgot about it and changed on from there,” Tsitsipas told reporters after a match. “It happens, we wasn’t aiming to do that. It only went out of control, unfortunately.” 

“Maybe I’ll stay in my room for 3 days, grounded by my father,” he also joked. 

Tsitsipas is a former youth universe No. 1 and done it to a semifinals of a Australian Open final year. He incited pro in 2017 and has risen fast to a tip of a sport, in partial interjection to a absolute offer and one-handed backhand. Last year, he degraded Dominic Thiem during a ATP Finals in London. 

Contributing: Associated Press

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