Nick Kyrgios slammed his critics after tickets for Friday’s warm-up match with Serb Novak Djokovic offered out in 58 minutes, proving the Australian’s field workplace draw.
Kyrgios pulled out of the United Cup with an harm simply minutes earlier than his pre-tournament press convention, drawing the ire of Australian co-captain Lleyton Hewitt, his teammates and the media.
The 27-year-old has not performed since October and an ankle harm pressured him to skip a warm-up event in Adelaide earlier than Djokovic provided him a warm-up match at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena.
Wow Nick Kyrgios is unhealthy for the sport! Wow what a shame, nationwide embarrassment! How dare he promote one other stadium, ego https://t.co/Sn37U2nAjv
— Nicolas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) January 10, 2023
“Wow Nick Kyrgios is bad for the game! Wow what a disgrace, national embarrassment! How dare they sell out another stadium, arrogance,” Kyrgios mentioned in a sarcastic tweet on Tuesday.
Former American participant Noah Rubin questioned the timing of the exhibition match simply earlier than a Grand Slam, to which Kyrgios replied: “Well, objectively it will bring in more crowds than any of your matches.”
Tickets for the match, a repeat of the earlier yr’s Wimbledon ultimate, have been priced at A$20 ($14) every with proceeds going to the Australian Tennis Foundation.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
