Tennis Fans Fire Shots at Nick Kyrgios After He Takes an Indirect Dig at Jannik Sinner Following Brisbane Loss

Australian ATP star Nick Kyrgios never goes away from the limelight, it seems! And while his fierce criticisms often make him stand out, the Aussie tennis player ultimately failed to back them up with his tennis potential. Twice in two days! But Kyrgios, the ever-so-unbothered, took the opportunity to take a jab at the world No. 1.

Kyrgios suffered losses in singles and doubles in Brisbane.

Despite a strong performance, including 15 aces and holding serve throughout, Nick Kyrgios fell to rising star Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in a closely contested three-set match, 7-6 (2), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3), at the Brisbane International. While Kyrgios was recovering from wrist surgery, Perricard emerged as one of the tour’s most potent servers. The 21-year-old showcased his impressive serving prowess in the match, delivering a staggering 36 aces.

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The tennis journalist Bastien Fachan took a dig at his loss. “Nick Kyrgios getting 7-6 6-7 7-6-ed off the court by a server 10 years younger than him,” Fachan wrote on X. Reacting to it, the 29-year-old wrote: “(laughing emoji) still haven’t failed no drug tests tho.”

And today, he lost his doubles match despite partnering with Novak Djokovic. Together they won the Round of 32 against Alexander Erler and Andreas Mies by 6-4, 6(4)-7(7), and 10-8. However, in the Round of 16, Nikola Mektić and Micheal Venus overpowered them and forced Kyrgios to exit the tournament, where he championed in singles in 2018.

As soon as Kyrgios lashed back at Fachan, the tennis enthusiasts dropped their criticism against Kyrgios’ behavior.

Fans called out Nick Kyrgios for being a keyboard warrior

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A fan took a sly dig at Kyrgios’ potential to win major titles. “You have failed winning a slam though,” commented that person. His words drew a comparison between Sinner and Kyrgios’ tennis skills highlighting the fact that the former won two Grand Slam (the 2024 Australian Open and the US Open) in a single year, whereas Kyrgios couldn’t win one in his career to date.

Following the previous comment’s lead, another tennis enthusiast bashed Kyrgios’ tennis skills: “With a coach, you’d be losing AND needing to pay a coach. So your brilliance is validated!” Now, Kyrgios is one of those few ATP stars who attend the tour without any coach. “I haven’t had a coach for seven years, I coached myself,” Kyrgios said in 2024. “They’re too expensive. It’s like all the money I could be spending on food, why would I spend it on coaching? “When I beat the best in the world at such a young age, I felt like every time I had a coach after that, they weren’t really helping me.”

People also criticized Kyrgios’ IQ and wrote, “with the highest IQ on the circuit, I thought you would win the first round, but oops…” However, setbacks couldn’t diminish Kyrgios’ hope. Despite playing(read losing) his first match since June 2023, the Aussie said, “For me, honestly, it was a great match, considering I hadn’t played in 18 months.” However, people weren’t pleased still.

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“You have more tweets than game played. C, mon, man, do something else in your life,” wrote another fan. In recent times, this very much applies to Sinner’s doping saga. As you likely know, a former top-15 player has been openly critical of Jannik Sinner since news of his failed doping tests emerged in March. “Keep trying to find excuses for losing, ur doing great❤️” wrote another fan..

As Kyrgios has it, after his constant takes on Sinner, tennis enthusiasts now bring the Aussie player’s setbacks to the forefront.

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