“It's not easy but I'm trying to focus on tennis and my next match,” she stated. “I haven't spoken to Kyrgios. But it's a very disappointing thing to be happening in our sport and I hope it won't happen again because it's not a very good image for our sport.”

Kokkinakis additionally commented on the incident shortly after it occurred in 2015 and stated he wasn’t comfortable along with his buddy’s behaviour. “I let him know. I made it pretty clear that he can’t be doing that. If he’s got a problem, he’s got to say it in private. The way he went about it definitely wasn’t the right thing,” he stated, additionally confirming that he cleared the air with each Wawrinka and Vekic - who cut up in 2019.

Eight years on, Wawrinka and Kokkinakis will lastly do battle on the match court docket as each males bid to succeed in the third spherical of the French Open. While neither man is concentrated on the drama of the previous, Kyrgios will nonetheless be tuning in with some popcorn in hand.