26 September,2017 04:24 PM IST | Prague | AFP
Controversial Australian star Nick Kyrgios denied on Sunday that his kneeling down gesture before his Laver Cup clash against Roger Federer was part of similar protests against US President Donald Trump
Nick Kyrgios kneels in Prague. Pic/getty images
Controversial Australian star Nick Kyrgios denied on Sunday that his kneeling down gesture before his Laver Cup clash against Roger Federer was part of similar protests against US President Donald Trump.
A picture of him kneeling went viral on Twitter with many on social media assuming it was in support of American football players protesting racial inequality. Trump said he wants players who kneel during the US national anthem to be fired.
"I'm doing that before most matches just to remember, you know, the two most important people that have passed away," said Kyrgios in reference to his late grandmother and grandfather. And, prompted whether it had anything to do with the Trump protest, he said: "Eff, no. Serious?"
