Nick Kyrgios fires back at Boris Becker with low blow and drags Alexander Zverev into feud
Nick Kyrgios has hit back at Boris Becker for questioning his credibility by referencing the tennis great being jailed for hiding assets after his bankruptcy.
The Australian claimed it “doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see” that Novak Djokovic would “wipe the floor” with Becker in his prime and insulted the German by calling him a “potato.”
Kyrgios provoked the ire of Becker by claiming earlier this week that tennis legends of previous generations would struggle in the modern game and arguing Novak Djokovic would “eat Pete Sampras alive.” The 28-year-old also asserted that world No 2 Carlos Alcaraz would “destroy” Becker last month.
In a post responding to a tweet sharing Kyrgios’ latest quotes, Becker questioned Kyrgios’ view and his credibility: “Nick makes a lot of noise about tennis lately!?!
“Why does he speak about a sport he apparently hates…fact-check Nick has never won a major championship as a player or coach (yes doubles 1) so where is any credibility coming from? Trying to compare generations… [Rod] Laver v [Roger] Federer, [Bjorn] Borg v [Rafael] Nadal, Sampras v Djokovic!?!
“I am not even gonna mention [John] McEnroe, [Jimmy] Connors, [Ivan] Lendl, [Andre] Agassi, [Jim] Courier, [Stefan] Edberg, [Mats] Wilander, [Gustavo] Kuerten, [Sergi] Bruguera, [Pat] Rafter, [Lleyton] Hewitt and many more…speak to your @OnlyFans about many things but tennis 🎾!!!”
In a series of replies to Becker’s tweet, Kyrgios doubled down on his stance comparing eras and lashed out at Becker, while he brought Alexander Zverev into the war of words.
Hahahaha this bloke speaking about credibility…… last I checked you were the one hiding assets no?
— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) December 13, 2023
The 2022 Wimbledon finalist wrote: “Hahahaha this bloke speaking about credibility…… last I checked you were the one hiding assets no?”
“Also I mean I’ve beaten, Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Murray so I feel like I have a little credibility…. But it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that Novak would wipe the floor against you in your prime? Like it’s not an attack. It’s just facts.
“And I appreciate the OnlyFans shoutout!!!! Got the Boris Becker speaking about the brand!!!! Always knew you kept up with my business collaborations.
“Basically 99% of the tennis tour doesn’t have credibility then? Potato 🥔 what about your boy Zverev? No credibility? He hasn’t even won a doubles Grand Slam?”
Kyrgios then added: “One thing is for sure I’m not gonna be sitting here in 20-30 years time, claiming that I could compete and compare to the new kids on the block. It’s definitely an ego thing….”
Becker later seemed keen to cool the dispute by wishing Kyrgios well ahead of his comeback and suggesting he is capable of winning a Major.
“I wish Nick a speedy full recovery and can’t wait to see him back on a tennis 🎾 court! He is an exciting player when he is fit ! He has got a Grand Slam in his bag but you have to do the talking on the court ….good luck,! the six-time Grand Slam champion added in a second tweet.
The former world No 1 did, though, later share an image displaying his quotes criticising Kyrgios on his Instagram story and added “Word” as a caption.
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