Those watching Saturday’s captivating match between Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas in the third round at Wimbledon all had the same complaint afterwards.
The match was close, with Kyrgios taking it in four sets 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7). There was controversy between both players. Kyrgios had his usually bad behavior and loudmouth ways. Tsitsipas hit a ball into the stands, at a scoreboard, and directed balls at Kyrgios. He received a warning and then a code violation.
The bad blood between the players was palpable.
Viewers were expecting some fireworks after the match and anticipated the handshake. Instead, neither ESPN nor BBC showed the handshake.
Viewers were incredulous.
https://twitter.com/andyroddick/status/1543327923247222788
https://twitter.com/andreapetkovic/status/1543327918973149185
https://twitter.com/cjzero/status/1543328089207410689
https://twitter.com/samstreetwrites/status/1543327987587813376
https://twitter.com/Balaji_itisme/status/1543329223271542784
https://twitter.com/FFrowning/status/1543329751674257409
https://twitter.com/jeff_oakley1990/status/1543327956881244160
They didn't show the handshake in these slo-mo replays of the end of the match, either.
I seethe profusely.#Wimbledon
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) July 2, 2022
Here is how the handshake went:
https://twitter.com/ByJoeFleming/status/1543328940491788289
Tsitsipas gave a courtesy hand and didn’t even look at Kyrgios. The Aussie fired a jab at Tsitsipas for not looking him in the eye afterwards.
https://twitter.com/gasparlanca/status/1543351453305159680
Yes, that was a big miss by the TV cameras. And it’s no surprise Tsitsipas wanted nothing to do with Kyrgios after the match.
