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In recent years, Nick Kyrgios has established himself as the pantomime villain of the tennis world, with a series of on-court outbursts ranging from breaking rackets to fighting umpires and even shouting at spectators.
Kyrgios came under fire once again after remarking about wanting to host a "female" on his podcast. The Australian runs a podcast called "No Boundaries Podcast" with Alex Babanine and James Frawley. He took to social media to ask his followers:
"Who would you guys want to see as a female on my podcast?"
Tennis fans were unhappy with Kyrgios' choice of words, with one user asking him to use the word "woman" instead of "female."
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"Female? How about woman? Or are you wanting to interview a goat?" a user wrote.
Another fan stated they do not want to see any 'female' near him.
"I don’t really want to see a female close to you nick," a fan stated.
Another fan criticized the former Wimbledon finalist sarcastically and wrote:
"Man can't write a simple sentence correctly and wants to have a podcast BYE."
Here are a few more fan reactions:
Nick Kyrgios hits back at Tracy Austin after American criticizes him over retirement talks
Nick Kyrgios has been missing from the ATP Tour due to a wrist injury. He recently lashed out at the sport's intense schedule, claiming it may cause him to retire in a few years.
"The sport’s crazy. The schedule is out of control. No f**king chance [I play till I am 33], there’s no way. There's no chance. I'm playing till 33? Insane! I'm not playing till 33. I promise you when I'm gone, you'll never see me again," he said in an interview.
In light of Kyrgios' comments, two-time Grand Slam winner Tracy Austin slammed the Australian, saying that it was "sad" that despite being a professional player, he is not deeply involved in the sport.
"I kind of find it sad that you're playing a professional sport and you just don't absolutely love it. You don't drink it up. You don't have to feel like it's such a long season. You want to just feel like you're lucky to be out there " she told the Tennis Channel.
The 28-year-old responded to Austin's comments by stating that different people play for different reasons and that not everyone enjoys tennis equally.
"Why am I lucky to be out there? I worked and I put myself in that position, there wasn’t any luck involved. Some people play for different things, we aren’t all tennis n*ts, some of us have a little more of an impact than that," Nick Kyrgios wrote.
