Nick Kyrgios aims subtle dig at Novak Djokovic after world No 1 exits Cincinnati Masters

Kyrgios started a feud with Djokovic earlier this year by claiming the Serbian has a “sick obsession” with wanting to be liked.

The controversial Australian has on numerous occasions since then voiced his discontent at the 16-time Grand Slam winner.

Ahead of the Wimbledon final, Kyrgios tweeted “Federer please win” as he wanted to watch Djokovic fail.

And Kyrgios appeared delighted that Medvedev beat Djokovic in three sets in their Cincinnati Masters semi-final last night.

Following the match, Kyrgios tweeted: “Medvedev is a robot. Beast. Freak. Haha consistency off the charts, too good.”

And supporters instantly felt the comment was a dig at Djokovic.

“Yess. Come on Nick. Get Novak at the US open and smash him!” one fan replied.

While another added: “It’s nice to see that you follow Nole and his matches, big fan.

“It’s just funny how you always tweet when Novak losses a match, but when he wins like that incredible Wimbledon final, you were nowhere to be found. How is that,i wounder?”

And a further person wrote: “Nick loves a Novak loss.”

Kyrgios highlighted his discontent for Djokovic during an explosive interview earlier this year.

“I just feel like he has a sick obsession with wanting to be liked. He just wants to be like Roger (Federer),” Kyrgios told the No Challenges Remaining podcast.

“For me personally – I don’t care right now, I’ve come this far – I feel like he just wants to be liked so much that I just can’t stand him. This whole celebration thing (blowing kisses to the crowd) that he does after matches, it’s like so cringeworthy. It’s very cringeworthy.

“He’s an unbelievable player, he’s a champion of the sport; one of the greatest we’ll ever see. He probably will, honestly, I reckon he will get the grand slam count, I reckon he will overpass Federer.

“(But) we’re talking about a guy who pulled out of the Australian Open one year because it was too hot. No matter how many grand slams he wins, he will never be the greatest for me.

“Simply because, I’ve played him twice and like, I’m sorry, but if you can’t beat me, you’re not the greatest of all time. Because if you like look at my day-to-day routine and how much I train and how much I put in, it’s zero compared to him.”

source: express.co.uk