Nick Kyrgios take the time to troll Jannik Sinner just hours before his own Australian Open 1R

On Monday, Nick Kyrgios is set to play his first-round match at the 2025 Australian Open, his first time at a Grand Slam after two years of injury breaks. Yet, just hours before the clash, the Aussie was on his phone trolling Jannik Sinner.

Sinner and Kyrgios are currently in the middle of one of the most heated feuds in tennis, with the latter extremely vocal about the Italian's doping row. Several times in the last few weeks, Kyrgios has thrown shade at the World No. 1, implying that he should not be allowed to play on the ATP Tour with the CAS hearing still pending and complaining that he got preferential treatment from the powers that be.

At this year's Australian Open, Sinner is the defending champion and played his opener against Nicolas Jarry on Monday. Impressed by how well his opponent was playing on the day, tennis journalist Jose Morgado made a comment on Twitter (now X).

"Nicolas Jarry is playing SO well," he wrote.

Kyrgios quickly responded to the remark with the eyes emoji, one that is usually used to draw attention to situations involving drama and controversy.

Kyrgios had previously stated that should he play Sinner at the Australian Open, he will get the crowd riled up and make sure they created an atmosphere of chaos, intimidating the two-time Grand Slam champion with a respect-less welcome.

"Well, I thought about this and I've been thinking, I've been talking about it a little bit, like if I played him in Australian Open, like I would get every single person in the crowd to just like get on him. Like I would just turn it into an absolute riot. Like I would lose all respect, all respect would go out the window and I would just do anything to win," Kyrgios had said.

For that to happen, both players will need to reach the final, having been placed in different halves of the draw. Sinner has gotten past the first round for now, beating Nicolas Jarry 7-6(2), 7-6)5), 6-1. Kyrgios, meanwhile, will take on Jacob Fearnley later today.

Jannik Sinner responded to Nick Kyrgios' comments at his Australian Open press conference

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In the meantime, Jannik Sinner is not unaware of what Nick Kyrgios is saying about him in the media. At his pre-tournament press conference at the Australian Open, Sinner broke his silence on the accusations levied against him by the Aussie, stating that he did not care about replying to anyone who doesn't believe in his innocence.

"I haven't done anything wrong. That's why I'm still here. That's why I'm still playing. I don't want to respond on what Nick said or what other players says," Sinner said.

For those unaware, Sinner tested positive for a prohibited steroid last year, but it was deemed an accidental exposure and escaped without a ban. However, the WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) has taken the matter up with CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport), the trial hearing for which is scheduled for April this year.