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Nick Kyrgios slammed for ‘disgusting’ comment about ex-girlfriend who is now dating world No1 Jannik Sinner
Nick Kyrgios addressed the fan fury on social media
NICK KYRGIOS was slammed by tennis fans after a controversial post on social media.
Kyrgios, 29, commented after a social media account posted an old photo of him and ex-girlfriend Anna Kalinskaya, who is now dating World No1 Jannik Sinner.
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The former couple were pictured on Twitter attending an NBA match with fellow tennis star Kalinskaya wearing an LA Lakers jersey and the Australian donning a Boston Celtics shirt.
The post was in response to a poll the Aussie posted, asking who would win Sunday night's US Open final between Sinner and Taylor Fritz.
Kyrgios commented beneath the picture: "Second serve."
That led to a fiery response by fans who stormed social media to give the outspoken Aussie a piece of their mind.
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One fan tweeted: "Disgusting."
Another commented: "So unnecessary.."
A third wrote: "Cheap shot."
This one said: "He's being petty now."
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And that one added: "Shameless."
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Kyrgios caught wind of the angry reaction and offered his side on the comments' section.
Kyrgios responded: "Right… so I’m the one that’s the bad guy for saying something about it? I never brought it up lol don’t take offence if people are gonna bring it up. Simple."
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A Twitter user then claimed he used "abusive" language and disrespectful behaviour.
Kyrgios denied it with the following reply: "Abusive? What’s abusive about what I said? I had no intention to say anything about it. People wanna go there deal with the consequences."
However, he has since deleted the original message after the backlash.
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