Rafael Nadal criticised the attitude of Nick Kyrgios after he was beaten by him at the Acapulco International.
The controversial Australian produced a stunning comeback to win the match 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (6), but was booed throughout the match in Mexico and even told the crowd to ‘shut up’ at one point.
Kyrgios had forced the world no.2 back beyond the baseline with a series of powerful serves, 21 in total, but then cheekily tried to catch Nadal off guard by executing an underarm serve.
This enraged the tennis legend, who after reluctantly shaking his opponent’s hand, complained about Kyrgios to ESPN.
“He is a player who has ginormous talent,” Nadal said.
“He could win Grand Slams and fight the top positions of the ranking, but there is a reason why he is where he is.
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“He lacks respect for the public, the rival and towards himself.”
Kyrgios, who set up a quarter-final clash with Stan Wawrinka on Friday, hit back at the Spaniard.
“I’m different, Rafa’s different, he can focus on what he needs to do,” he said.
“He doesn’t know the journey I’ve been through, he doesn’t know anything about me so I’m not going to listen at all.
“It’s the way I play, it’s the way he plays.
“He’s very slow between points. There’s a rule in the books that says you have to play at the speed of the server, Rafa has the speed every time.
“I’m not going to comment on his game, he has his game, I have my game.”
Kyrgios’ underarm serve did not go down well with his opponent, Rafa Nadal
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The Australian was trying to catch Nadal out with the effort during his stunning win in Mexico
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So from the season opener in Australia to the Abu Dhabi finale, here are all the dates you need for your F1 diary.
Formula One race calendar 2019
Formula One 2019: Race calendar
Australian Grand Prix: Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne – 15-17 March
Bahrain Grand Prix: Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir – 29-31 March
Chinese Grand Prix: Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai – 12-14 April
Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Baku City Circuit, Baku – 26-28 April
Spanish Grand Prix: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmelo, Barcelona – 10-12 May
Monaco Grand Prix: Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo – 25-26 May
Formula One race calendar 2019
Canadian Grand Prix: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal – 7-9 June
French Grand Prix: Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet – 21-23 June
Austrian Grand Prix: Red Bull Ring, Spielberg – 28-30 June
British Grand Prix: Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire – 12-14 July
German Grand Prix: Hockenheimring, Hockenheim – 26-28 July
Hungarian Grand Prix: Hungaroring, Mogyorod, Budapest – 2-4 August
Belgian Grand Prix: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot – 30 August-1 September
Italian Grand Prix: Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza – 6-8 September
Formula One race calendar 2019
Singapore Grand Prix: Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore – 20-22 September
Russian Grand Prix: Sochi Autodrom, Sochi – 27-29 September
Japanese Grand Prix: Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka – 11-13 October
Mexican Grand Prix: Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City – 25-27 October
United States Grand Prix: Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas – 1-3 November
Brazilian Grand Prix: Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Sao Paulo – 15-17 November
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi – 29 November-1 December
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