Nick Kyrgios took his Novak Djokovic shade throwing to new heights this week. While signing autographs for fans at the BB&T Atlanta Open, Kyrgios came across a fan wearing a white Lacoste shirt, with NOVAK printed on the front.

Instead of penning his own signature on the young fans shirt, Kyrgios drew a gigantic X through the World No. 1’s name.

Kyrgios then turned to the camera (he was filming himself) and said, “What I think of you and your shirt. Gone.”

In May, Kyrgios fired shots at Djokovic on the No Challenges Remaining podcast, calling his post-match celebration “cringe worthy,” and stating the world No. 1 “has a sick obsession with wanting to be liked.”

Djokovic dismissed the drama, saying he tried to help Kyrgios early on in his career, and has no problems with him.

The polarizing Aussie has been making the most of his time in Atlanta, seen double-fisting cans of Corona during his friend Jack Sock’s first match back since the Australian Open.

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Kyrgios and Tommy Paul lost their doubles opener on Monday in Atlanta. He is set to play doubles with Stefanos Tsitsipas, another player he has sort of beefed with in the past, next week in Washington, D.C.

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