Kyrgios failed to take part in the Grand Slam Down Under owing to a knee injury. Even without participating, the World No. 21 has not failed to become a talking point in the tournament and has well and truly got the fans talking on Friday.
The Aussie took to Twitter to tauntingly equate the bottom quarter players, including Andy Murray, Thanasi Kokkinakis and Roberto Bautista Agut, with ATP 250 tennis.
In light of the statement, several fans marked their annoyance with the 27-year-old. One fan compared Kyrgios to Andy Murray, who is part of the bottom quarter players, and reflected on the superiority of the latter as they went on to term the former a “clown.”
Kyrgios was once again compared to Murray by another fan. They went on to thoroughly disparage the Australian No. 1 by stating:
Another fan questioned the Aussie on whether he thinks of himself as “some Slam stalwart.”
One user went on to mock Kyrgios for his rather easy journey to the Wimbledon final last year as they wrote:
Here are a few other fan reactions:
Nick Kyrgios apologizes to fans for not “knocking on the doors” of a Grand Slam yet again after Australian Open exit
Nick Kyrgios apologized to fans for having disappointed them yet again after the player’s chances of winning his first ever Grand Slam title took a huge blow owing to the withdrawal from the 2023 Australian Open.
The 27-year-old took to social media on Thursday to reflect on his decision to withdraw from the Melbourne-based tournament.
Nick Kyrgios was set to face World No. 97 Roman Safiullin in the first round on Tuesday, January 17. He announced his retirement from the tournament a day before his match.
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