Nick Kyrgios after comparison with Bernard Tomic: "I've never been so offended"
Nick Kyrgios is far from happy to be compared to compatriot Bernard Tomic.
by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Apr 28, 2021, 10:54 am
"Today I was compared to Bernard Tomic and I've never felt so offended," wrote Kyrgios in an Instagram story.
"Does he have a foundation? Has he achieved anything? Has he raised money for the bushfires? It's disgusting," Kyrgios raged on.
Kyrgios and Tomic have caused quite a stir on the pitch in the course of their careers, but outside of it, Kyrgios has certainly gained in profile in recent years - as with his campaign last January , some donations from colleagues for the victims of the gathering australian bushfires. He also set up the Nick Kyrgios Foundation , which is committed to giving disadvantaged children and young people access to sport.
Kyrgios also referred to Tomic's friend Vanessa Sierra, a former participant of Love Island Australia , who works for the website OnlyFans - mainly entrusted with pornographic content.
Kyrgios wins against the Big 4
In addition, Kyrgios referred to his "achievements": "I have defeated the Big 4", he wrote on. Against Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, Kyrgios actually won his first duel, overall he is now behind against Federer with 1: 6 and against Nadal with 3: 5. Against Djokovic, he has a 2-0 record (both games took place in spring 2017, however, when Djokovic was in a crisis). Kyrgios had no chance against Andy Murray for a long time, losing the first five matches before winning Queen's for the first time in 2018.
Kyrgios is currently in 56th place in the ATP ranking, mainly because he has hardly played since the outbreak of the corona pandemic: in 2020 he ended his season after the tournament in Acapulco (in February), in 2021 he only appeared in the Australians Open and a preparation tournament in Melbourne. Tomic is currently only in 207th place.
However, he did not reveal who Kyrgios was "offended" by the comparison with Tomic.