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Australian Nick Kyrgios discusses a call with the chair umpire during a match | Credits: TODAY Sports
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Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios needs no introduction. With six ATP titles under his belt, the 26-year-old has certainly been expanding his horizons.
Not only is Kyrgios a tennis player, but he has also tried his hand at being a Twitch videogame streamer. Moreover, he has recently begun a podcast for his thoughts and opinions, titled ‘No Boundaries’.
Extremely active on social media, Nick Kyrgios recently posted a video of himself hitting Rafael Nadal square in the chest on a return volley. Furthermore, Kyrgios calls it a justified move.
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Nick Kyrgios calls hit to Nadal ‘very fair’
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LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 05: Nick Kyrgios of Australia returns a shot against Robin Haase of Netherlands during their Men’s Singles second-round match on day four of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 5, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)
The video in question was posted on an Instagram page called tennispointsmachine. It is a clip of Kyrgios and Nadal’s second-round match at Wimbledon 2019. The video shows Kyrgios drawing the Spaniard close to the net and then hitting a forehand right at him.
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Kyrgios reposted the video on his Instagram story, commenting, “Very fair in my opinion” with the post. Clearly, the Aussie feels like he has nothing to apologize for regarding his hit on Nadal.
After the match had concluded and he had lost to Nadal, Nick Kyrgios had defended his move in the post-match conference as well.
When asked if he regretted his move, Kyrgios replied, “I don’t care. Why would I apologize?” He further talked about Nadal’s many Grand Slam wins and his ‘money in the bank account’, saying “I think he can take a ball to the chest, bro.”
Nick also wound up Nadal with his serve
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Rafael Nadal of Spain shakes hands at the net with Nick Kyrgios of Australia after their Men’s Singles second round match during Day four of The Championships – Wimbledon 2019 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 04, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
It would be a fair statement to make that Rafael Nadal wasn’t too happy about Kyrgios’ antics that day. Prior to his hit on the Spaniard, Kyrgios had also surprised him with an underhanded serve.
Nadal couldn’t get to the ball from way behind the baseline in time. Thus, it was counted as an ace.
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There it is!
Kyrgios with the underarm serve for an ace 🙃#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/ZMUEOxS2fN
— 7Sport (@7Sport) July 4, 2019
Fans of the Australian star’s unapologetic attitude can get more of the same on his new podcast, ‘No Boundaries‘.
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