Despite a breakthrough 2022 season wherein he made the Wimbledon closing and defeated world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev on the US Open – Kyrgios was unable to unseat Barty for the award which recognises essentially the most excellent participant and ambassador in Aussie tennis.
The Aussie firebrand lashed out on the determination in a fiery Instagram story on Tuesday, hours after Barty obtained her award on Monday evening.
“LOL. No respect at all. I don’t give a f**k,” Kyrgios wrote.
Kyrgios wrote his message alongside a graphic which confirmed he gained 4 titles to Barty’s three and 61 matches to Barty’s 14 in 2022.
The world No. 22 additionally claimed an Australian Open doubles win with Thanasi Kokkinakis to kick off the yr.
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In equity to Barty, her retirement in March meant she was little hope of competing with Kyrgios when it got here to general season statistics.
But whereas his 2022 success didn’t translate to recognition on the Australian Tennis Awards evening, Kyrgios did lately clarify that 2022 was the yr he began to really feel revered by the Aussie sporting public.
“I feel like this is the first year I’ve earned respect when it should have been given when I first came on tour,” Kyrgios mentioned.
“I’ve represented them, put them on the map, and having produced one of the most successful male years in the last decade for Australia, and am only just getting embraced (now), I don’t think that’s my fault.”
However he additionally defined his no-show for Australia’s Davis Cup crew this yr by blaming the Australian public.
“Maybe if Australia embraced me a little bit more, I would play it and bring home the (Davis Cup) trophy,” he informed AAP.
“But who knows?
“It’s not always easy for me to erase everything in Australia that’s said negatively about me or my family.
“You don’t need that – so it’s interesting that they really want me to play, but are always criticising.”
Kyrgios is a lightning rod for criticism, typically arguing with umpires throughout matches, abusing his personal field, having beforehand been accused of tanking and being probably the most outspoken members of the tour.
He has additionally underperformed up to now regardless of possessing one of many extra full video games in world tennis, irritating followers who need to see him realise his unimaginable potential.
After a decade on the tour, Kyrgios mentioned he’s not within the sport for the week to week grind, preferring to spend time together with his girlfriend and household.
However, he additionally didn’t slam the door shut on the Davis Cup, saying he could have reconsidered if the match was in Australia.
