There was a time in tennis when Nick Kyrgios’ magic was seen everywhere. From his rant with the chair umpires, opponents, and sometimes even fans to his jaw dropping shots, he made everyone a fan of his playstyle. However, the happiness did not last forever and he had to sideline himself from tennis after he sustained several injuries. He did return to the sport, but in a different capacity, and fans are not happy.

Away from the tennis courts for around 2 years now, the Aussie player is desperately trying to make his comeback on the courts. However, while enjoying his time away from the courts, he has made sure to try his hands on multiple ventures. For instance, he came into the US Open this year, but not as a player. He is taking up the role of an analyst for ESPN, and has been in touch with players taking interviews.

Interestingly, he was also a commentator at Wimbledon. Having commented for multiple slams now, it seems that he is enjoying his life away from playing tennis. Recently, a tennis bigwig, Jose Morgado took to his Twitter to share a picture of Kyrgios interviewing Novak Djokovic. The fury of fans was not too far behind the post.

While he is trying his hands at many things, his fans are clearly not happy with the fact that he is not putting much effort into a tennis comeback. While the Aussie star posts multiple stories of intense tennis sessions wherein he is preparing himself for a comeback, his fans think that he is not taking it seriously at all.

Fans suggest that Nick Kyrgios deserves this more than regular playtime in events

Fans took their anger to X (formerly Twitter) and were clearly not happy with the way the 29-year-old star was pursuing his career. One fan came ahead and commented, “He’s taking his commentary and reporting career a lot more seriously than he ever took his tennis career.” Throughout his journey as a tennis athlete, he managed to make just one grand slam final despite. Throughout the years, Kyrgios has shown great skills. However, he has not risen above rank 12, and many news outlets have even said that his potential has gone to waste.

“Kygrios doing side missions now,” said another fan. Talking about his side missions, the Aussie superstar has tried his hands on multiple ventures. Be it having his own podcasts to being a tennis commentator to having his own brand of shakes. He is pursuing several opportunities when it comes to his side hustles, which will see an expansion in the future.

Another fan came ahead and suggested, “Haven’t seen him put this much physical effort in 2 years.” Kyrgios played his last event in 2022, when he was eliminated by Karen Khachanov in the quarter final of the US Open. Since then, he has not been able to make his comeback on the court, despite being on the list of participants for many tournaments, including the 2023 French Open, Cincinnati Open, US Open, the 2024 Australian Open and more.

“this is hell,” said another Kyrgios fan, who was clearly not pleased with the way the Aussie was pursuing his career to the next step. The player has stated that he is serious about returning to the sport, including an Instagram post where he wrote, “I’ll let y’all have it soon I promise.” After he pulled out of the Australian Open earlier this year, rumors of his retirement from playing tennis started flying, and he was quick to rubbish them and end the train of thought. Regardless, we have only seen him play an exhibition with Naomi Osaka, and nothing more.

Last, but not least, one fan came ahead and took a jab at Nick by saying, “Please like me, Novak!” Interestingly, Novak Djokovic and the Aussie superstar share a good bond both on and off the court and have been supportive for each other.

Fans joined hands and slammed Nick Kyrgios for not putting much efforts into his tennis comeback. While, he has teased his fans of a comeback to the court soon, it remains to be seen when he actually announces his return to the court. What are your thoughts on this? Do you think he’ll make his comeback to the court or will he look to try and build career around commentary. Do let us know in the comments below!