‘Bad role model’ Nick Kyrgios admits he’s an idol for younger kids – ‘we’re just negative people’ | Tech US News

Tennis has given countless role models to the next generation. However, Nick Kyrgios, the 27-year-old tennis star, does not share that sentiment and takes a different view when asked if he is a role model.

Together with Thanasi Kokkinakis, the Australian tennis player recently played in the finals of the ATP World Tour. But in the opening game of the tournament, the pair of closest friends did not have luck on their side and lost.

Nick Kyrgios bites back at role model’s comment

The 27-year-old tennis professional is in Turin, where he is competing in the year-end doubles championship. But when a reporter asked Kyrgios if he was a child idol in the crowd at the ATP Finals this week, he retaliated viciously.

The Wimbledon champion did not take the comment well and responded with a sarcastic response that she is a role model. He said, “We are really bad role models. We are bad for sports. Nobody likes to watch us play. We are not the crowd, but the favorites. We are just negative people. Yeah, so I don’t know. I think your statement was incorrect.

However, the American tennis player was in no mood to bail him out of the situation and even called himself a bad athlete. He added, “There was nobody to watch us play today.” He also added that even today there are not many fans who would watch the doubles match, and pointed to the time when they both won the Australian Open at the beginning of the year.

Kyrgios and Kokkinakis are looking to win the ATP Finals

The young tennis doubles team is looking to win their first match of the competition after losing in the first round to Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski in a tight match. They will face Austin Krajicek and Ivan Dodig to advance in the competition. However, the tennis duo managed to win the Atlanta Open and the Australian Open this year. In addition, they advanced to the semi-finals of the Tokyo Open.

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In the singles category, Kyrgios, despite his excellent form and reaching the semi-finals of many important competitions this year, failed to secure a reliable victory at the Grand Slam tournaments.