S'il a un problème, qu'il en parle en privé. Thanasi Kokkinakis, né le 10 avril 1996 à Seacombe Heights, est un joueur de tennis australien, professionnel depuis 2013. Wawrinka divorced his wife Ilham earlier this year and has since been romantically linked with Croatian teenager Donna Vekic, 19. Vekic and Australian rising star Thanasi Kokkinakis are friends who took to the court together to play mixed doubles at the Australian Open in 2014. Frosty: Kyrgios and Wawrinka shake hands at the net after the Swiss star retired hurt in the final set, Shortly after the ATP announced on Thursday that it was fining Kyrgios $13,550 over the incident, he made a public apology on Facebook. They were bounced out of the tournament by Germany's Julia Goerges and Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi. The story went viral seconds after the misact happened, but we hadn't had a chance to hear what Thanasi Kokkinakis had to say about it. And that all brings us to the obvious questions about the matter, namely: who is Donna Vekic, and what is her relation to Wawrinka and Kokkinakis? Kyrgios was referring to Wawrinka's partner and WTA star Donna Vekic. Tennis officials were said to be thrilled when another scrappy Australian tennis champion, former world no. découvrez la recherche d’articles, Nadal : «Djokovic est plus obsédé par les records», Tsitsipas : «J'avais l'impression que je le méritais», Nadal et Djokovic absents de la finale de Monte-Carlo, Rublev : «Souvent des matches serrés» face à Tsitsipas, Tsitsipas : «J'ai encore beaucoup d'énergie», le premier tour à Cincinnati par Richard Gasquet, propos que l'Australien avait tenus lors d'un match où il était opposé à Stan Wawrinka à Montréal. A pernicious and gross form of slut-shaming. She has said: 'It's a compliment but I want to be Donna Vekic, not the next Maria Sharapova, or the next Caroline Wozniacki, even though I look like them a little bit.'. On Friday morning, Australian tennis legend Judy Dalton slammed Kyrgios' behaviour and said the fines didn't go far enough. It referred to fellow Australian star Thanasi Kokkinakis and Croatian player Donna Vekic, who had played mixed doubles with Kokkinakis and later dated Wawrinka. 'So there was no love lost there to start with. Nick Kyrgios has fast become the biggest brat on the tennis circuit with his John McEnroe-like outbursts on court and his eccentricity off it. ‘It’s no use fining him, people are saying he should be fined but he just says I can afford to pay the fine why should I worry about it?,’ Mr Dalton told the Today Show. Oblivious to the growing controversy outside the court, Kyrgios went on to trump Wawrinka 6-7 (8-10) 6-3 4-0 with the Swiss superstar retiring due to a back injury in the final set. Kokkinakis said he has “cleared the air” with both Wawrinka and Wawrinka’s girlfriend Donna Vekic, whom Kokkinakis had dated before she became involved with Wawrinka. Vekic is one of his closest supporters, taking pride of place in Wawrinka's camp on the tennis circuit +14 Kokkinakis and Vekic are pictured playing mixed doubles together in … Sorry to tell you that, mate'. Off the court, controversy is also never far away. Les débuts. At this year's tournament in June, he screamed out that an umpire was 'dirty scum', slammed his racquet into the ground with such force it bounced back up into the crowd and was even accused of deliberately throwing a match. (Franck Seguin-L'Equipe), nouveau ! Controversy has followed Kyrgios around since his 2014 breakthrough when he knocked Rafael Nadal out of Wimbledon. The 22-year-old Vekic is also not mentioning the split, rather, she’s enjoying the sun of Monte Carlo after her fourth-round exit at Roland Garros. Kyrgios had the opportunity to salvage a degree of respect by begging for their forgiveness. Mais c'est très décevant que ce genre de choses puisse arriver dans notre sport. The 20-year-old was famously warned by former Australian champion Pat Rafter to stop interacting with the crowd and remain focused on the game. 'He's young but that's no excuse ... every match, he behaves very badly,' Wawrinka told reporters in French. 'To [stoop] so low is not only unacceptable but also beyond belief'. We let it go, we didn't comment on Stan's comment. Roland Garros 2019 Stan Wawrinka : sa petite amie au cœur d’une embrouille. When asked if he was conscious of how much he was swearing, Kyrgios put his outbursts down to grand slam pressure and a headache caused by an ongoing sinus infection. Kyrgois was clashing with Wawrinka and in the middle of the match screamed "Kokkinakis banged your girlfriend. 'Kind of in the heat of the moment. Hewitt and Kyrgios are also playing doubles together in Montreal. When asked afterwards why he made the comment, Kyrgios replied: 'He was getting a bit lippy with me'. Kokkinakis even used his very first tweet - sent on March 20, 2013 - to get in touch with Vekic, writing: 'did just get twitter. 'The problem is he doesn't just behave badly towards himself, he behaves badly towards the people around, the other players, the ball kids, the umpires. DeSantis signs new anti-riot bill that cracks down on violent protests and stops police budgets from being cut on the same day as Derek Chauvin's closing arguments, What makes a woman 'beautiful'? This is what it means to play for Australia, Nick! Nick Kyrgios has been vigorously booed by spectators during his first time back on court after his controversial sledge towards opponent Stan Wawrinka. During the competition's fourth round, he was forced to deny 'tanking' after accusations he did not even try to return serve. Sorry to tell you that, mate”. 310 in the doubles rankings in February this year. When Donna was just nine, she followed the path to the Bollettieri Academy in Florida that Maria and so many other prodigies in the women's game have trodden. Two years ago, she was dragged into the most salacious story to hit tennis in … Carrière 2013-2014. Kyrgios provoked outrage in the tennis world when he was caught on camera at the Rogers Cup in Montreal, saying to Wawrinka that Vekic (Wawrinka’s girlfriend) is having sexual relationships with their fellow tennis player Thanasi Kokkinakis. To illustrate, Nick shouted, “Kokkinakis banged your girlfriend. Kyrgios' statement has since been slammed as sexist and 'slut shaming' by people in sports media. Après avoir été en couple avec le joueur de tennis australien Thanasi Kokkinakis, elle est en couple depuis 2014 avec le Suisse Stanislas Wawrinka. 'That's still in Nick's head, so the minute that Stan starts giving Nick cheek, what do you think will happen?'. That was a reference to Thanasi Kokkinakis, Kyrgios’ Australian Davis Cup teammate and a close friend, while it subsequently emerged that the woman in question was Vekic, whom Wawrinka … They are pictured in January 2014, ‘For Donna it’s just so demeaning for her and I think that it doesn’t encourage women to come into the sport, certainly not the junior girls if they’re going to have to put up with that.’. But she has made clear that she wants to make a name for herself in her own right. Donna Vekic et Thanasis Kokkinakis ont fini par réagir aux propos que l'Australien avait tenus lors d'un match où il était opposé à Stan Wawrinka à Montréal. She has been romantically to Stan Wawrinka in recent months and is often seen cheering the Swiss star on from the stands. Nick Kyrgios has been booed by spectators during his first time back on court following controversial sledge, Kyrgios was knocked out of the tournament by John Isner in the third round match at the Rogers Cup, The Association of Tennis Professionals has fined Kyrgios $US10,000 ($A13,550) after he caused outrage by sledging Swiss Stan Wawrinka during a previous match, claiming another player had slept with his girlfriend. Last year, Vekic became the subject of the sledging controversy between Nick Kyrgios and Stan Wawrinka. Eliminé dès le premier tour à Cincinnati par Richard Gasquet, Nick Kyrgios se retrouve une nouvelle fois dans l'actualité. 'So disappointing to see a fellow athlete and colleague be so disrespectful in a way could never even imagine,' Wawrinka fumed. 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', In his spray to Stan Wawrinka (left), Kyrgios is believed to have been referring to Donna Vekic (right), 19, a Croatian tennis player whose star is on the rise, Stan Wawrinka condemned the rebellious Australian 20-year-old's low blow in a fiery stream of tweets, While 3AW Sports Today tweeted saying: 'Kyrgios showed no respect. Et toujours pas pour les bonnes raisons. Kyrgios was knocked out of the tournament by Isner in the third round match in Canada on Thursday (Friday morning Australian time). 'I really hope the ATP will take major action against him this time.'. As we told earlier, Thanasi Kokkinas was previously alleged to have an affair with Croatian WTA star Donna Vekic. Today Show host Karl Stefanovic said Kyrgios’ obvious opinion was that ‘it doesn’t matter what the public thinks’. Her mentor was David Felgate, the man who coached Tim Henman into the Wimbledon semi-finals. Asked afterwards why he made the staggering remark, he told a Canadian television station: 'He was getting a bit lippy with me. I just said it.'. He was been criticised for wearing his favourite bright pink headphones wherever he goes and clashed with officials for climbing up a wall to watch fellow Aussies Lleyton Hewitt and Thanasi Kokkinakis playing in a doubles match. Hewitt, famous for screaming 'come on!' Sorry to tell you that mate.” Wawrinka, naturally, was far from amused with the words of Nick Kyrgios. Prosecutors close with new photos of George Floyd's injuries and ask jurors: Would he have died of an enlarged heart, overdose or tail-pipe fumes if it were not for Chauvin kneeling on his neck? He was born in Australia to a Greek father and Malaysian mother. Vekic is one of his closest supporters, taking pride of place in Wawrinka's camp on the tennis circuit, Kokkinakis and Vekic are pictured playing mixed doubles together in last year's Australian Open. However, he did have the support of most Australians when swimming great Dawn Fraser suggested he 'go back to where (his) parents came from'. Sledging outburst: Tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios (left) is once again in hot water after telling his opponent Stan Wawrinka (right) that a fellow player slept with his girlfriend, adding: 'Sorry to tell you that, mate', Wawrinka divorced his wife Ilham earlier this year and has since been romantically linked with Croatian teenager Donna Vekic, 19 (pictured), Australian rising star Thanasi Kokkinakis and Croatian Donna Vekic, the pair at the centre of Nick Kyrgios' sledging controversy, had a brief mixed doubles career together. La façon dont il s'est exprimé, ce n'est définitivement pas correct.», Donna Vekic n'a pas apprécié le dérapage de Nick Kyrgios. Donna Vekic speaks out on relationships after splitting with Stan Wawrinka. However, these photos with her supposed ex are still on her Instagram, even though she’s not following Wawrinka’s profile any more and he’s also not following hers. Farm Heroes Saga, the #4 Game on iTunes. Kyrgios' mum, Nill, stood up for her son though, and told The Age that bad blood already existed between the two players since the last time they played each other at Queen's in June in the build up to Wimbledon. Nick Kyrgios, with his favourite pink headphones, was reprimanded after climbing a fence to watch fellow Australians Lleyton Hewitt and Thanasi Kokkinakis in their doubles match during Wimbledon this year. The comments below have not been moderated. ‘I mean my answer would be that he should be disqualified, he shouldn’t be allowed to play the US Open or Davis Cup.’. Nick Kyrgios jokes with fellow Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis, whom he accused of sleeping with Wawrinka's girlfriend, at the Davis Cup World Group between Australia and Kazakhstan in Darwin last month, In Vekic's own words: 'I want to be Donna Vekic, not the next Maria Sharapova, or the next Caroline Wozniacki, even though I look like them a little bit'. The couple joined host Mayleen Ramey to talk about their favorite date night spots! 19. While Kokkinakis said he had cleared the air with Wawrinka and Donna Vekic, the rising WTA star Kyrgios was referring to, the fallout continued … Sorry to tell you that mate.” The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. 23 tennis pro Donna Vekic and her ex-boyfriend Stan Wawrinka have advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2019 US Open. Donna Vekic et Thanasis Kokkinakis ont fini par réagir aux propos que l'Australien avait tenus lors d'un match où il était opposé à Stan Wawrinka à Montréal. Vekic is probably best known now as the girlfriend of Swiss three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka. Sam Groth... 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The duo was thrust into the spotlight after Kyrgios was heard during his match with Wawrinka at the Rogers Cup saying that Kokkinakis and Vekic slept together. 'The ATP has announced that Nick Kyrgios has been fined the maximum on-site amount of $10,000 for an insulting comment he made to Stan Wawrinka during their second-round match at the Rogers Cup in Montreal, Canada,' a statement from the association said. Vekic, a native of Osijek, Croatia, played her first amateur match … It appears … Croatian tennis player Donna Vekic, 19 is the girlfriend of Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka. The 19-year-old world No 128 has been romantically linked to … The Association of Tennis Professionals fined Kyrgios $US10,000 ($A13,550) after courtside microphones caught him midway through the second set saying: 'Kokkinakis banged your girlfriend. In his Montreal Masters match against Stan Wawrinka, Kyrgios scorned his opponent with a taunt aimed at Vekic. Fox Sports news reporter Mark Gottlieb was shocked by the 20-year-old Australian's outburst saying: 'Let's not forget #Kyrgios 'sledge' is not belitting #Wawrinka. 1 Lleyton Hewitt, took him under his wing this week. They were all at the Cincinnati Masters — Kyrgios, Wawrinka, Vekic and Kokkinakis. Wawrinka, the reigning Australian and French Open champion, also condemned the remarks in a fiery Twitter spree on Thursday evening. Fraser later apologised. As Kyrgios walked onto court to face American John Isner at the Rogers Cup in Montreal spectators could be heard jeering at the controversial tennis player, who caused outrage by sledging Wawrinka by claiming another player had slept with his girlfriend. "I let him know. But he no doubt had the support of most Australians afterwards when swimming great Dawn Fraser suggested he 'go back to where (his) parents came from'. Throwback to New York 2016 World ranked No. But for the past few years she has been guided to the top in Britain. After a Rogers Cup match against Wawrinka, an on-court microphone had picked Kyrgios telling the Swiss: “Kokkinakis b***d your girlfriend. Off-the-court, the players' friendship appears to date back to at least March 2013, based on messages they sent each other on social media. Play it now. Ms Dalton replied: ‘Well, he’s so stupid because that’s really detrimental to the game of tennis and in our case as president of the Fed Cup Foundation for the women it’s just so disgraceful. Earlier in November 2019, the diva even managed to reach a career-high singles ranking to no. Vekic, who first played on the WTA Tour as a 16-year-old in 2012, has been friends with Kokkinakis for at least two years. Wawrinka, who is reportedly dating fellow professional Donna Vekic, progressed in the tournament after Kyrgios retired despite leading 6-7, 6-3, 4-0. The lewd remark sparked global outrage and Kokkinakis' phone went into meltdown. A week later, he slammed his racquet into the ground with such force it bounced back up into the crowd. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. It added that 'additional penalties may be forthcoming', as the ATP was still reviewing the matter. She Won Her First WTA Title at 17. Her career in tennis is relatively more successful as she has five singles titles and one doubles title in her name. At Wimbledon in June, he screamed out that an umpire was 'dirty scum'. It's aimed at Donna Vekic. Australian tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios has caused disconcert during a second round tennis match at the Montreal Masters when the 20 year old player trash talked against his 30 year old Swiss opponent, third-seeded Stan Wawrinka, when he told the Swiss player, ‘Kokkinakis banged your girlfriend,’ ‘Sorry to tell you that, mate’. Thanasi Kokkinakis And Donna Vekic Respond To Nick Kyrgios' Sledge Kokkinakis, Vekic and Wawrinka have broken their silence on the Kyrgios … Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, Scottie Pippen's eldest son Antron dies aged 33: Basketball star pays tribute saying his son could have made it to the NBA 'if it wasn't for his chronic asthma'. He addressed the Swiss Grand Slam champion saying, “Kokkinakis banged your girlfriend. Vekic has been romantically to Wawrinka, who divorced his wife, Ilham, earlier this year. Mais je lui ai fait comprendre qu'il n'avait pas le droit de faire ça. Sorry to tell you that, mate”. Infact, his comment was all over the court’s microphones, and everyone was going on about the love triangle. Is this a new start for Australia's tennis bad boy? 'You know that Stan did say that Nick was faking an injury last time they played and Nick was actually very sick,' she said. White House backtracks on Biden's comments and insists there's NOT a 'crisis' at the border: Aides claim President was referring to 'dire circumstances' in Central America, Florida Gov. Vekic, from Croatia, pictured at the player party during day two of the Mutua Madrid Open in Madrid in May. In June 2019, reports came through that Stan Wawrinka and Donna Vekic split up. I don't know. Kyrgios’ seedy sledge (caught by a court microphone) was directed at Stan Wawrinka during August 2015, as he played the Swiss star at the Rogers Cup in Montreal. Donna Vekic criticised Nick Kyrgios for damaging tennis' image after the Australian claimed during an Aug. 12 match with Stan Wawrinka that Thanasi Kokkinakis had slept with Wawrinka ’s … It's just the latest controversy surrounding Kyrgios, whose on-court tantrums and misbehaviour has drawn the ire of Australian tennis officials and fans alike. Outside the Ball ends Love Week with Stan Wawrinka and Donna Vekic. This was the reason for her son's overreaction, she explained. Kind of a big deal.'. Kyrgios told Wawrinka that Thanasi Kokkinakis 'banged your girlfriend' Wawrinka has been linked to Croatian teenager Donna Vekic, 19 Kyrgios has … The world No.5 appeared to not hear the comment at the time, but unleashed after the match, won by Kyrgios 6-7 (8-10) 6-3 4-0 after Wawrinka retired with a back injury. Wawrinka's call was answered by the tennis association on Thursday. J'espère que cela ne se reproduira plus car cela ne donne pas une très bonne image du tennis», a déclaré la jeune Croate.Kokkinakis, lui non plus, n'a pas apprécié la sortie de son compatriote. Croatian tennis starlet Donna Vekic has even been hailed as the next Maria Sharapova thanks to her stunning looks and tennis prowess. At the beginning of the second set, with an on-court microphone switched on, Kyrgios made a crude and personal comment on Wawrinka’s then-girlfriend, Donna Vekic, and his compatriot Thanasi Kokkinakis. He belted out the cheating allegation so loud it was caught by the court’s microphones, and a love triangle storm was sparked. She later apologised. Kyrgios, 20, is believed to have been referring to 19-year-old Vekic. The 19-year-old first drew the comparisons after winning the Croatian national junior championships in 2011 and she has gone on to peak at world no. By Sarah Michael and Daniel Piotrowski and Liam Quinn For Daily Mail Australia, Published: 11:09 EDT, 13 August 2015 | Updated: 18:57 EDT, 13 August 2015. It stinks of no respect for women, it's sexist, and low-brow and not needed in this day and age.'. Apparently, Nick Kyrgios stated that Vekic had slept with Australian player Thanasi Kokkinakis while she was dating Swiss pro, Stan Wawrinka during the middle of the match. «Ce n'est pas facile, mais j'essaie juste de me concentrer sur mon prochain match. on the court, agreed to take on a mentoring role with Kyrgios starting earlier this week.
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