Nick Kyrgios has unashamedly bragged a couple of six-figure payday for a match in Saudi Arabia, a lot to the ire of his Davis Cup teammates.
Kyrgios opted to skip Australia’s Davis Cup cost which resulted within the staff of Alex de Minaur, Jordan Thompson, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Max Purcell and Matt Ebden falling to Canada within the remaining.
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It was Australia’s first time reaching the Davis Cup remaining in 19 years, however they couldn’t sustain with Canada’s firepower who have been led by Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov.
Kyrgios loved a career-best season in 2022, reaching his first ever Grand Slam remaining after a blistering Wimbledon run.
After being knocked out of the ATP Finals doubles occasion, Kyrgios opted to as soon as once more not be a part of his Australian counterparts for the Davis Cup.
Instead he made the deicion to take park in a profitable exhibition occasion in Saudi Arabia for the Diriyah Tennis Cup, incomes himself a six-fugre pay cheque.
The occasion has drawn widespread backlash with British primary Cameron Norrie being closely criticised for agreeing to participate within the occasion.
Kyrgios nevertheless wasn’t hiding from the very fact, as a substitute providing up a humble brag in regards to the incoming payday.
“Saudi Arabia and Dubai is all that’s left. You know I gotta get the bag,” he wrote on Instagram.
Some of tennis’ massive names will participate within the exhibition occasions in Saudi Arabia with Daniil Medvedev, Alex Zverev, Dominic Thiem, Stan Wawrinka and Andrey Rublev.
The occasion which runs from December 8 to December 10 with the winner incomes $1 million in prizemoney.
Australian Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt revealed he has achieved all the things he can to persuade Kyrgios to return to play for Australia.
Kyrgios’ absence from the Aussie staff now stretches again three years.
Hewitt and semi-final hero Alex de Minaur mentioned after the loss to Canada in Malaga that they had each tried to entice Kyrgios again into the Aussie squad.
“I don’t know, you have to ask him. I can’t try any harder,” Hewitt mentioned within the submit tie press convention, in accordance with tennis journalist Gaspar Ribeiro Lanca.
De Minaur additionally mentioned: “I’ve tried. Just wasn’t meant to be.”
Originally revealed as Nick Kyrgios’ unashamed six-figure payday brag after Davis Cup burn
