Nick Kyrgios accused of having ‘vendetta’ against…
Nick Kyrgios has advised Jon Wertheim to “zip your mouth” after the main tennis commentator poured fuel on rumors surrounding the Australian.
Kyrgios’ working feud with world No. 1 Jannik Sinner has continued to dominate tennis information forward of the Australian Open with the Italian on Friday giving Kyrgios a cold shoulder during his press convention at Melbourne Park.
Kyrgios, 29, beforehand shelp tennis was “cooked” when information of Sinner’s restricted doping ban first emerged.
The former Wimbledon finalist has been the loudest voice calling for additional motion to be taken after Sinner and former WTA Tour world No. 1 Iga Swiatek had been each hit with meager punishments after violating anti-doping guidelines.
Sinner, who was given simply a one-month ban for twice testing optimistic to an anabolic steroid final March after an investigation discovered it was unintentional, stated he didn’t really feel the need to reply “to what Nick says.”
Nick Kyrgios making ready for the 2025 Australian Open. Getty Images
That working battle has taken a twist with former US Open champ Andy Roddick repeatedly trading verbal barbs with Kyrgios over what the Australian views as improper help for Sinner.
Roddick, a former world No. 1, and Wertheim made scathing feedback about Kyrgios’ conduct when speaking on the “Served” podcast launched this week.
The podcast included salacious solutions from Wertheim that Kyrgios’ views about Sinner are personal and encompass Sinner’s present girlfriend — Anna Kalinskaya.
Jannik Sinner embraces Anna Kalinskaya after successful the 2024 US Open. Getty Images
The Russian, who’s ranked No. 14 on the WTA Tour rankings, was beforehand in a relationship with Kyrgios.
“This is just a personal vendetta,” Wertheim stated of Kyrgios. “There is a woman involved here, who also happens to be a player. Sinner has been relentlessly bullied for months and months and hasn’t responded. He’s also coached by a colleague of ours at ESPN (Darren Cahill). There’s so much going on here, but it doesn’t seem to have anything to do with bona fide concerns about doping.”
Nick Kyrgios with present girlfriend Costeen Hatzi Costeen Hatzi/ Instagram
Nick Kyrgios and Anna Kalinskaya once they had been courting.
Kyrgios and Kalinskaya cut up in May 2020. She wrote on Instagram on the time that the pair had been no longer associates.
He is now courting influencer Costeen Hatzi.
Kyrgios responded to Wertheim’s suggestion on X.
“I couldn’t care less where sinner lays his wood,” Kyrgios wrote with crying laughing emojis. “I’m in a happy relationship. I just don’t like people who are cheating the system. Roddick – never ever thought you were a sheep my guy lol.”
And it’s not the primary time Kyrgios has addressed the connection entanglement on X.
The Sinner-Kyrgios beef reached boiling level on the US Open in September when Kyrgios triggered outrage with a two-world post on the social media platform.
Kyrgios responded to a post on X that included an outdated photograph from when Kyrgios and Kalinskaya had been courting.
Jon Wertheim (center) interviews Carlos Alcaraz on the French Open. Getty Images
He wrote “second serve” — with the remark extensively considered as a type of misogynistic swipe at Sinner.
Kyrgios responded to Wertheim’s feedback on X and gave the American reporter a piece of his thoughts.
“How does that guy have a job in tennis media still btw? Guy looking like that commenting on female tennis players. Please zip your mouth lol,” he wrote.
Kyrgios was referencing Wertheim’s hot-mic feedback on Tennis Channel that disparaged the seems of high participant Barbora Krejcikova and led to him being yanked off the air.
Another twist within the swirling drama seems inevitable on the Australian Open, which begins on Sunday.
Roddick earlier within the podcast additionally stated he was fed up with Kyrgios’ public feedback.
Anna Kalinskaya on the China Open on Oct. 1, 2024. Getty Images
Anna Kalinskaya has been courting Jannik Sinner Anna Kalinskaya/ Instagram
The outspoken Australian’s swipe at younger compatriot Cruz Hewitt appeared to tip Roddick over the sting.
Kyrgios took purpose at Hewitt on Sunday after Lleyton’s son posted a photograph with Sinner following a coaching session on the Aussie Open.
“Love ya Cruz but this is wild”, including “Cooked post” with a needle emoji.
He additionally wrote “Thought we were boys” with a number of damaged coronary heart emojis.
That incident set Roddick off, with the 42-year-old obliterating Kyrgios as a hypocrite on the pod.
Jannik SInner and Anna Kalinskaya at Wimbledon. Mark Greenwood/IPS / Shutterstock
“I have decided to lay off because there is this weird thing where he wants the likes,” Roddick started. “At this level he’s a tennis influencer. He lives for likes, he lives within the feedback part.
“But what I’ve an situation with is the hypocrisy with which he picks and chooses when to levy judgment on others whereas additionally wanting you to digest the context of his feedback – the most recent being in direction of Cruz Hewitt who practiced with Jannik Sinner. Kyrgios has been the only most outspoken critic of Jannik Sinner on the heels of his failed doping check.
“So Cruz Hewitt is 16 years outdated, son of Lleyton, the hardest competitor that I’ve ever performed in my life. (Cruz) will get to hit with a man who’s primary on the planet on the Australian Open. That is a massive deal.
“Imagine as an nearly 30-year-old man, going into the feedback of a 16-year-old who’s (hitting with) the best participant on the planet. If you assume (Sinner) is guilty or not guilty, it’s nonetheless a second if you get to try this. That’s a massive second and to easily post a image after which have this man go into the feedback and make all of it about himself, (commenting) ‘I thought we were bros’.
“The defense was all made that it was a joke. The lack of awareness you have with bringing trolls and all of the worst of tennis fandom into a 16-year-old’s comments is ridiculous. It’s ridiculous.”
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