Tennis-'Most hated', Kyrgios and Tomic exchange barbs on social media

FILE PHOTO: Mar 29, 2022; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Nick Kyrgios (AUS) smiles between points against Jannik Sinner (ITA)(not pictured) in a fourth round men's singles match in the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

SYDNEY (Reuters) - While the rest of the world's top tennis players battle for Grand Slam glory in Paris, Australians Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic have been slugging it out on social media.

One-time prodigy Tomic appears to have triggered the row by giving his thoughts on why world number 76 Kyrgios tended to get rankled by comparisons between the two.