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Nick Kyrgios dropped a funny emoji in a post about Casper Ruud’s shock US Open second-round loss. On Wednesday, 2022 US Open finalist Ruud exited the last Grand Slam of the season early after world No 67 Zhang Zhizhen handed the fifth-seeded Norwegian 6-4 5-7 6-2 0-6 6 -2 losses.
“Another upset at the Open. Casper Ruud is gone, Triple Z beat him, ZhiZhen Zhang 64 57 62 06 62. He will play Rinky Hijikata,” Craig Gabriel wrote on X. Responding to the post, Kyrgios simply dropped a funny emoji.
? — Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) August 31, 2023
Kyrgios, Ruud have a bit of history
During the 2019 Rome Masters match – where Kyrgios was disqualified – Ruud called the Australian “an idiot on the court.
Last year, Kyrgios and Ruud played for the first time since the incident in Rome. In March 2022, Kyrgios defeated Ruud 6-4 6-4 in the third round of the Indian Wells Masters. After the match, Kyrgios had a message for Ruud. “I didn’t hear anyone talking today.
I didn’t hear anyone talking today. Nothing. (Expletive) none,” Kyrgios said after beating Ruud in Indian Wells last year.
At the start of the 2023 season, Ruud was asked at the inaugural United Cup about his relationship.
Ruud acknowledged that he and Kyrgios are not friends but suggested they could have an equal relationship. “You know, I didn’t receive a Christmas card from him; nor did he receive one from me. But when we meet, we can say hello and have no hard feelings.
Nick is a talented player, and he can beat anyone. I mean, you don’t want to have a fight against him because he probably wants to bring his A-game everywhere,” Ruud said of Kyrgios at the start of the 2023 season in Australia. Meanwhile, Kyrgios and Ruud have not played against each other since their 2022 Indian Wells meeting.