Nick Kyrgios controversy follows Thanasi Kokkinakis to Cincinnati

Cincinnati: Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis, the subject of a controversial barb by pal Nick Kyrgios to Stan Wawrinka at Montreal, had some controversy of his own in qualifying for the Cincinnati Masters.

 

According to a Fox Sports report, Kokkinakis and American Ryan Harrison were involved in a heated match Saturday night during which chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani twice had to climb down and separate the players.

 

Kokkinakis was agitated by a pair of call overrules Lahyani made in first-set break points in Harrison’s favor, pressing his complaints to annoy Harrison. 

 

Kokkinakis won the set and then confronted Harrison, who drew Kyrgios into his complaints by complaining about ‘new age little kids” and yelling sarcastically at the Aussie 

 

After the match, which Kokkinakis won, Harrison said he thought the Aussie was trying to start another conflict by not letting go of the handshake at the net.  “These kids, they have got to get under control. They are going to get hurt. He is 19. If he wants to get into it, I will bury him,” Harrison said.