Netflix Nick serves it up
Star-billed bad boy says he’s owed apology
NICK Kyrgios has declared he is owed an apology by the tennis world, after revealing he has been chosen to headline a new Netflix series to be released on the eve of the Australian Open.
The tennis bad boy declared on Twitter he will be the subject of the first episode of the series called Break Point, and slamming critics for writing him off as “bad for the sport.”
Kyrgios said the apology should be “as loud as your disrespect was” now he is the headline act in a behind-thewall drama documentary he believes will put tennis back on the map and “money in everyone’s pockets.” “Ha ha so after all this, all the media, journalism saying how bad I am for the sport, disrespecting the game and just a pure villain, I am going to be the number 1 episode on Netflix … to grow our fan base, basically trying to put tennis on the map again,” Kyrgios tweeted.
“And essentially putting more money in everyone’s pockets that’s involved with tennis, you all look really ridiculous now. Your apology should be as loud as your disrespect was.”
It was reported last July that Kyrgios had signed a lucrative deal with Netflix to be a central part of a series which will follow the tennis tour and is set to replicate the highly acclaimed Netflix documentary on F1 racing.
Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, Carlos Alcaraz and fellow Australians Ajla Tomljanovic and Thanasi Kokkinakis are all expected to feature in the series.
Controversial Russian superstar Daniil Medvedev reportedly refused Netflix access and is unlikely to feature in the documentary.
Tennis wants to follow the model of Formula 1’s Drive to Survive series, which gave the motor racing sport a major boost in exposure since it first aired in 2019.
Meanwhile, Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas urged Kyrgios to “enjoy his holidays” after the Australian stunned his team by withdrawing from the United Cup at the last minute.
And Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley said he was “confident” Kyrgios will be fit to play the Australian Open but admitted he had not personally spoken to the world No.22 since his shock decision on Wednesday. Kyrgios pulled out of the mixed teams event on the eve of the inaugural tournament, to be held in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.
“It is not a surprise, I hope he enjoys his holidays,” Tsitsipas, the main talent on the eight-player Greek side in Perth, said.
The pair have had a fractious relationship which came to a head at Wimbledon this year when Tsitsipas said his Australian opponent had an “evil side”, after a bad-tempered third-round match.
That contest descended into mayhem when a frustrated Tsitsipas hit the ball into the crowd after losing the second set and Kyrgios told the umpire his opponent should be kicked out of the tournament.
The bad feeling bubbled up again in post-match press conferences.