By Richard Pagliaro | Friday, August 1, 2025
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Nick Kyrgios’ The other career could see it by pressing buttons.
In an interview at the Esports 2025 World Cup, held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this week, Kirgios confessed that his first sports love was not tennis.
Instead, he favored games and basketball.
“My passion was basketball and games,” Kyrgios said, sporting a black blouse of duty during his interview. “To be thrown into a sport where tennis is very clean. You know, I’m very tough around the edges and I really didn’t fit the mold for a tennisist. And I really struggled with him early in my career.”
Boston Celtics fans said he spent hours playing Fortnite and Call of Duty. Kyrgios said his gaming force often came to the expense of tennis training and tour Games at ATP Tour.
Former Australian double champion Open said he dreams of being a professional player.
“I would like to be (an Esports) player,” Kyrgios said. “I have been criticized in my career not to put enough time in court. And I’ve lost shifts and training because I just been playing just because I love it and I don’t care.
“The thing for him is as if esports continue to grow. You know, it will always evolve, the technology will get better, a new game will come out.”
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The 2022 Wimbledon finalist shared that he fell “f-bombs” in front of the royal box during his four-band defeat to Novak Djokovic, but vowed that he would not change his style to suit traditional tennis norms.
“And now it seems a little more embraced. And I’m glad I’m able to make a show,” Kyrgios said. “You know when I played in front of the royal box in Wimbledon, I was throwing f-bomb …
“But behold, it has been a struggle to adapt. But you know now I hug it. I won’t change for anyone and got me all the way here, so it was paid.”
