{"id":214490,"date":"2025-06-26T00:23:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T00:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/214490\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T00:23:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T00:23:13","slug":"nick-kyrgios-ripped-into-by-tennis-fans-following-emma-raducanu-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/214490\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Kyrgios ripped into by tennis fans following Emma Raducanu comment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tennis star Nick Kyrgios has found himself at the centre of controversy after commenting on Emma Raducanu&#8217;s latest Instagram post, sparking fierce reactions from fans who believe the British player is romantically linked with Carlos Alcaraz.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian player, who recently ended his relationship with model Costeen Hatzi, wrote &#8220;Get it&#8221; beneath Raducanu&#8217;s social media slideshow featuring her activities in Eastbourne.<\/p>\n<p>His seemingly innocent show of support triggered an immediate backlash from tennis enthusiasts, particularly those supporting a potential relationship between Raducanu and Alcaraz.<\/p>\n<p>The pair are set to team up for mixed doubles at the US Open later this year, fuelling further speculation about their connection beyond the tennis court.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"6928b\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"e4834ab7686f93739cd04559744748c4\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%204773%203373'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750897391_745_nick-kyrgios.jpg\" width=\"4773\" height=\"3373\" alt=\"Nick Kyrgios\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Nick Kyrgios has faced a lot of backlash for his comment <\/p>\n<p>Reuters<\/p>\n<p>Several fans responded harshly to Kyrgios&#8217;s comment, with some explicitly telling him to keep his distance from Raducanu.<\/p>\n<p>One user wrote: &#8220;Give up, Carlos won this war already&#8221;, whilst another simply responded: &#8220;no bro&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The criticism became more pointed with one user posting three clown emojis in response to the Australian&#8217;s comment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JUST IN<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/sport\/other-sport\/royal-ascot-jockey-ban-gary-carroll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Royal Ascot jockey receives ban and fine just days after winning biggest race of his life<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"9eceb\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"f7a93265a05370f558d25bb3d26bb18c\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201143%20804'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/emma-raducanu-instagram-post.png\" width=\"1143\" height=\"804\" alt=\"Emma Raducanu Instagram post\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Instagram post that Nick Kyrgios commented on<\/p>\n<p>Instagram @emmaraducanu<\/p>\n<p>The romance rumours surrounding Raducanu and Alcaraz have intensified following the British player&#8217;s appearance in the stands during Alcaraz&#8217;s victorious campaign at the HSBC Championships earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about fans believing she and Alcaraz are &#8220;destined for each other&#8221;, Raducanu did not dismiss the speculation outright.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m glad the internet is having fun and we&#8217;re providing some entertainment for everyone,&#8221; she said in an interview with BBC Sport, laughing at the suggestion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LATEST SPORTS NEWS<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old revealed she has maintained a friendship with the Spanish star since their breakthrough performances at major tournaments in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Their upcoming mixed doubles partnership at the US Open has only added fuel to the speculation, with fans eagerly anticipating their on-court chemistry.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve known him for years. At Wimbledon in 2021 it was kind of the first time I started getting to know him, and I had a good run there and then also again at the US Open in 2021,&#8221; Raducanu explained about her friendship with Alcaraz.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"9116f\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"1ac82c0097347bbcd38d4907797f000c\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%205084%203578'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750897393_9_emma-raducanu.jpg\" width=\"5084\" height=\"3578\" alt=\"Emma Raducanu\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Emma Raducanu lost at Eastbourne on Wednesday <\/p>\n<p>Reuters <\/p>\n<p>She recalled how their paths crossed during their breakthrough tournaments, with Alcaraz often playing the day before her matches.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I remember he was always playing the day before me and I was playing like the second day of the round. And I would see him win and then I would have motivation to win and get myself into that position too,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Raducanu specifically mentioned Alcaraz&#8217;s victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas in the third round as &#8220;his breakout kind of win on a big stage&#8221;, adding that they stayed in touch throughout her US Open triumph.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tennis star Nick Kyrgios has found himself at the centre of controversy after commenting on Emma Raducanu&#8217;s latest&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":214491,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4105],"tags":[512,93,79,1068,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-214490","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-sgg","9":"tag-sport","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-tennis","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114746819615264428","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214490"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214490\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}