Nick Kyrgios offers an ‘apology as strong as your disrespect’ for being labeled a villain as the bad boy reveals he will be in the first episode of a new tennis reality show on Netflix
- Nick Kyrgios hits out at critics and demands ‘an apology as strong as your disrespect’
- Aussie tennis star has announced she will headline new Netflix series ‘Break Point’
- Kyrgios says he is ‘promoting tennis’ and putting ‘money in everybody’s pocket’
Australian tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios believes he should apologize for being a villain, after revealing he will be the subject of the first episode of a new Netflix reality series.
Just a day after leaving his teammates in an eleventh-hour withdrawal from the United Open, Kyrgios took to social media to take on his critics.
Australian Tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios (pictured) believes he should apologize for being a villain, after revealing he will be the subject of a new Netflix reality series
Declared world No. 22 (pictured with partner Costeen Hatzi) that he will headline the series called ‘Break Point’, which will air before the Australian Open, and must apologize ‘as hard as your disrespect’ for promoting the tennis and putting ‘money in everyone’s pocket’
Declared world No. 22 that he will headline the series called ‘Break Point’, which will air before the Australian Open, and that he must apologize ‘as hard as your disrespect’ for promoting tennis and putting ‘money. in each other’s pocket’.
‘Haha so after all this, all the media, the press saying how bad I am for the sport, disrespecting the game and a pure villain, I’m going to be the number 1 episode on Netflix… to grow our fan base , basically trying to put tennis back on the map,’ Kyrgios tweeted.
‘And essentially putting more money in the pockets of everyone involved in tennis, you’re all really ridiculous right now. Your apology must be as strong as your disrespect.’
Kyrgios took a swipe at critics via Twitter on Thursday (pictured)
Kyrgios wants an apology from those who disrespected him
Kyrgios has reportedly signed a juicy deal with Netflix to star in the series Break Point, produced by the same producers of the wildly popular series Drive To Survive.
Players expected to feature in the series include Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Drive to Survive is credited with giving F1 a huge boost in popularity and tennis is hoping that Break Point will have a similar effect on their sport.
Kyrgios (pictured) has reportedly signed a juicy deal with Netflix to star in the series Break Point, produced by the same producers of the hugely popular series Drive To Survive
The first episode will cover the Aussie star at the 2022 Australian Open, including his win with Thanasi Kokkinakis in the men’s doubles draw.
Meanwhile, Kyrigos’ Aussie compatriots will progress to the inaugural United Cup on Thursday after his last-minute withdrawal.
Co-captain Sam Stosur revealed at Wednesday’s press conference that they ‘literally only found out 10 minutes ago’ that Kyrgios had pulled out.
The first episode will cover the Aussie star at the 2022 Australian Open, including his win with Thanasi Kokkinakis in the men’s doubles draw.
As a result, Alex de Minaur moves into the No.1 men’s position for Team Australia, with Jason Kubler promoted to the No.2 spot.
The event will mark the first time Kyrgios has played for his country in a team event in three years. Kyrgios has sat out the Davis Cup since 2019 and skipped the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
