Extraordinary row erupts on social media between Nick Kyrgios and Kazakhstani tennis star Mikhail Kukushkin
- Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios gets into online row with Kazakhstan rival
- Mikhail Kukushkin responded to ATP Tour post about Kyrgios with thumbs down
- Kyrgios was quick to snap back at the 45th ranked player for the thumbs down
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios shut down a rival who attempted to take a swipe at him over social media.
The ATP Tour Instagram page posted an image of Kyrgios readying for one o fhis infamous underarm serves along with the caption ‘Underarm serve…Tactic or trouble?’
Kazakhstani tennis star Mikhail Kukushkin responded with a simple thumbs down emoji to the post.
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios shut down a rival who attempted to take a swipe at him over social media (pictured)
But the attempted jab did not go unnoticed by the 24-year-old who fired back a savage response.
‘Don’t worry dude, I didn’t need to use it when I was chopping you up in Dubai,’ Kyrgios responded to the 45th ranked Kazak.
However Kukushkin did not take the return shot lying down and responded again, this time directly to Kyrgios.
‘That was my answer regarding underarm serve, not to you no need to be rude to other people with no reason,’ the Kazak responded.
But the back and forth was not over yet as the Aussie had one more thing to say.
‘Not sure reminding you of a tennis match is rude, I was just giving you my opinion on our match and the use of the underarm serve,’ Kyrgios replied.
Kazakhstani tennis star Mikhail Kukushkin (pictured) responded with a simple thumbs down emoji to ATP’s post
But the attempted jab did not go unnoticed by the 24-year-old who responded with a savage line about never having lost to Kukushkin (pictured)
The world number 47 holds an undefeated record over the talented Kazak after defeating him in both encounters including a three set route in the United Arab Emirates.
The post generated thousands of replies with many quick to jump to the defence of the young sportsman.
‘Pure tactic, it’s in the rules! The receiver has the right to stay far behind the line, so the server should also be allowed to serve a drop shot,’ one user responded.
‘Tactic all the way. Maybe not the best and it won’t work all the time, but sometimes it could help you get that important point,’ another added.
While others felt the opposite about the underarm serve.
‘Rude and disrespectful,’ one angry user replied.
‘Only losers use it,’ another added.
Kyrgios, the world number 47, holds an undefeated record over the talented Kukushkin after defeating him in both encounters including a three set route in the United Arab Emirates