Nick Kyrgios, known for his fiery personality and controversial statements, has once again found himself at the center of a storm. This time, the Australian tennis star is under fire for a comment he made about Jannik Sinner’s girlfriend, Anna Kalinskaya. Commenting a post saying: “Second serve.”
Kalinskaya is Kyrgios’ former girlfriend and many saw the comment as quite disrespectful.
Kyrgios made a remark that many found to be in poor taste and disrespectful.
The backlash was swift and widespread. Fans took to social media to express their disapproval. Many criticized Kyrgios for crossing a line. The tennis community, already divided over Kyrgios’ antics, seemed united in their condemnation of his latest outburst.
Kyrgios, however, remained defiant. In a series of social media posts, he defended his comment.
Currently the world no.1, Sinner owns a 54-5 win-loss record in 2024. The Italian is playing at the moment at the U.S. Open where he toppled the world no.140 Mackenzie Mcdonald 2-6 6-2 6-1 6-2
, the world no.49 Alex Michelsen 6-4 6-0 6-2, the world no.87 Christopher O Connell 6-1 6-4 6-2, the world no.14 Tommy Paul 7-6(3) 7-6(5) 6-1, the world no.5 Daniil Medvedev 6-2 1-6 6-1 6-4 and the world no.25 Jack Draper 7-5 7-6(3) 6-2.Jannik Sinner will square off with the world no.12 Taylor Fritz in the final on Sunday at 2:00 pm on Arthur Ashe Stadium. The head to head is 1-1.
Jannik has won 5 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami, Halle and Cincinnati.
Sinner won 16 titles in his career: 7 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts, 7 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Sinner has scheduled to compete next in Beijing (China Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 23rd of September.