Tennis Today: Andy Murray pokes fun at Nick Kyrgios as Roger Federer makes ‘Pique Cup’ jibe

Andy Murray and Nick Kyrgios shaking hands

Shahida Jacobs
August 31, 2018

In Tennis Today, it’s about poking fun, having parting shots and taking digs.

What’s on the site
Nick Kyrgios is back in the news as he received a pep-talk from the chair umpire during his second-round match against Pierre-Hugues Herbert.

The top two seeds in the women’s draw at the US Open are gone as Caroline Wozniacki was dumped out in the second round.

Check out our gallery from day four at Flushing Meadows.

Other results:
Roger Federer sets up Nick Kyrgios clash
Novak Djokovic powers through
Alexander Zverev impresses again
Angelique Kerber advances despite wobble
Madison Keys still going strong

What’s in the news
Tennis Today reported earlier this week about Roger Federer and Gerard Pique could clash heads over the Laver Cup and Davis Cup.

And now Telegraph Sport reports that Federer has admitted that he has not yet spoken to Pique, adding “be careful: the Davis Cup should not become the Pique Cup”.

We have had quite a few stories about tennis rules over the last few days as first there was the shirt-changing debacle involving Alize Cornet, then the coaching controversy featuring Andy Murray and Fernando Verdasco and now the Nick Kyrgios pep-talk.

In Telegraph Sport, Sally Jones says “Tennis wouldn’t be tennis without its pettifogging rules”. (Subscription)

And in case you were wondering about Cornet’s views on being penalised for removing her shirt on court, she was not too concerned as she felt French tennis chief Bernard Giudicelli’s comments about Serena Williams’ catsuit was “10,000 times worse”, reports The Independent.

What’s on social media
We probably haven’t heard the last of the Murray- Verdasco heat rule spat as the Brit left this on Instagram. Check out the hashtag.

Bye bye New York😔 Was nice to be back out there competing in a slam again. Gave it my best effort but it wasn’t enough. Thanks to everyone for the support and messages last few days 👍 I’m off to get a health check as apparently I’ve started imagining things. #liarliarpantsonfire🔥

A post shared by Andy Murray (@andymurray) on Aug 29, 2018 at 7:54pm PDT

Twirling like Serena Williams because it’s Friday.

Twirling into Friday!! ? #USOpen @usopen pic.twitter.com/ypVIek40uc

— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) August 30, 2018

Here is Andy Roddick’s views on ‘pep-talk gate’.

So first off Layhani is a good man who genuinely cares about people. I really like him as a human….. he did something he shouldn’t have. This is behavior we should see more of these days. Unfortunately it was the wrong time/place for it. Selfishly I hope they go easy on him https://t.co/lwU63jVS3I

— andyroddick (@andyroddick) August 30, 2018

And then there was this from Murray on Kyrgios’ Instagram post.

Andy Murray to Nick Kyrgios: “When you going to announce mohamed lahyani as your new coach?”
Dominic Thiem: “Andy Murray you are a legend 😀” pic.twitter.com/74GZasJX8D

— Maxim Yanchevsky (@mak_astr) August 31, 2018

There was this from Kyrgios as well.

Surreal exchange:

Heckler tells Kyrgios “just leave, we want Genie” Bouchard, who’s up next on Court 17.

Kyrgios responds: “Well, you’ll never have her.”

— Daniel Rapaport (@Daniel_Rapaport) August 30, 2018

Mike Tyson’s daughter Milan is pursuing a tennis career and Tennis Channel has a great interview with the two.

“…know that your day is gonna come.”@MikeTyson is guiding his daughter Milan as she pursues tennis.
They stopped by our set to talk about the journey. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/NtqscwWB3b

— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) August 29, 2018

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