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Kyrgios has repeatedly criticised organisers
and players at the abandoned event in the Balkans, where Novak
Djokovic, Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki all
tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Thiem, who also played in the charity event but did not contract
the virus, told Austrian media that Kyrgios had "made a lot of
mistakes" and should not criticise others.
The comment triggered a rebuke from Kyrgios on social media.
"What are you talking about @ThiemDomi? Mistakes like smashing
rackets? Swearing? Tanking a few matches here or there? Which
everyone does?" Kyrgios wrote on Twitter.
"None of you have the intellectual level to even understand
where I’m coming from. I’m trying to hold them accountable."
Kyrgios said that players who were seen partying while the
pandemic raged proved they thought it was a "joke".
"People losing lives, loved ones and friends, and then Thiem
standing up for the 'mistake,'" he added.
Kyrgios last week hit out at Alexander Zverev after a video of
the German player dancing at a crowded club emerged online
despite the world number seven pledging he would self-isolate
following his appearance at the Adria Tour.
(Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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