Kyrgios' surprising slap for Djokovic treatment

Of each the radical you would expect to leap to Novak Djokovic's defence, Nick Kyrgios would beryllium good down the list.

The Australian tennis ace has agelong been a Djokovic critic, adjacent calling him a "tool" past twelvemonth aft the Serbian superstar provided Australian Open organisers with a database of suggestions to amended quarantine conditions.

But arsenic Djokovic controversially remained "locked up" successful a humble Melbourne hotel, Kyrgios took to Twitter to slam the attraction of the 20-time expansive slam champion.

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"Look I decidedly judge successful taking action, I got vaccinated due to the fact that of others and for my mums health, but however we are handling Novak's concern is bad, truly bad," Kyrgios wrote.

"Like these memes, headlines, this is 1 of our large champions but astatine the extremity of the day, helium is human. Do better."

Kyrgios had antecedently criticised Djokovic for his behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic, starring to the Serb declaring that "I don't person overmuch respect for him."

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia shakes hands with Nick Kyrgios of Australia. (LatinContent via Getty Images)

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