Kyrgios, Becker in war of words over Zverev's partying video


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 30 Jun 2020

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Australian Open - Second Round - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 23, 2020. Australia's Nick Kyrgios during the match against France's Gilles Simon. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay/File Photo

(Reuters) - Nick Kyrgios and Boris Becker traded insults on social media on Tuesday following the Australian's criticism of Alexander Zverev after a video appeared to show the German dancing in a crowded club despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

The video was posted on Instagram by German designer Philipp Plein and later deleted. There was no indication of when the video was taken.

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