“Nick seems to be maturing” – Twitter reacts as Nick Kyrgios pulls out of Laver Cup to spend time with his family and girlfriend

Nick Kyrgios had his best campaign in a Grand Slam event at the Wimbledon Championships last month. He progressed to the final before being ousted by Novak Djokovic.

The Australian tennis pro might have his share of critics due to his controversial antics on and off the field but there’s no doubt that his game has improved considerably over the years and he has the skills required to succeed against the best. The loss in the Wimbledon final was his first against Novak Djokovic. He got the better of the legendary Serbian on two previous occasions.

Kyrgios returned to action at the Atlanta Open where he teamed with compatriot Thanasi Kokkinakis to win the men’s doubles competition. The duo dropped just one set in the tournament. Now, Kyrgios is playing in the Citi Open. He defeated Marcos Giron in the Round of 64 and will now take on Tommy Paul in the next round.

In the men’s doubles event, he and Kokkinakis won their Round of 16 math against Jean-Julien Rojer and Marcelo Arevalo to make it to the quarter-final stage.

Efficient 👌

In his first singles match since the Wimbledon final, @NickKyrgios storms past Giron 6-3 6-2 in his Washington opener!#CitiOpen pic.twitter.com/AfVD2JSjvm

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 3, 2022

He announced on Tuesday that he won’t be taking part in the upcoming Laver Cup competition. The 27-year-old said that he wanted to spend more time with his family and girlfriend Costeen Hatzi. Therefore, he made the decision.

“No Laver Cup for me this year!!! Just letting you all know,” Kyrgios wrote on Instagram.

“Gotta have that home time with my family and (my) beautiful girlfriend.”

Nick Kyrgios will miss the Laver Cup for the first time in 2022. pic.twitter.com/0se6YfPnLu

— José Morgado (@josemorgado) August 2, 2022

Twitter reactions to Nick Kyrgios’ decision to skip the 2022 Laver Cup

Nick Kyrgios’ fans are certainly gutted after the decision from their favorite player to give the 2022 Laver Cup a miss. This year’s tournament will feature the Big 4 – Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Andy Murray.

Kyrgios would have added to the star power of the tournament established in 2017. Let’s take a look at how the Twitter world has reacted to his call:

I respect it. Tour takes him away from Australia for a long time

— Mason💙💛 (@masonyo25) August 2, 2022

ah 2 bad :(. he's played soo damn well there over the years, n i'd love to see him n Sock play doubles there 2

— rick marsonet (@RMarsonet) August 2, 2022

Fair enough. Gutted he's not playing this year. I'm really intrigued to see who plays for team world now.

— Sam Innes (@sam_innes19) August 2, 2022

Would’ve been so good to have him on team world against the big four

— TJ (@____TJ_______) August 2, 2022

Would have loved to see you play Laver Cup again but totally understand that you need time with family and GF especially since playing on tour from AU is hard travel wise. But hey, there is D.C, Cincy, Montreal, and U.S. Open still left to play…and maybe a couple of more🙂 🙏

— Steve SC (@steve_usc1) August 2, 2022

really rough news for the tennis community.

— rational kyrgios fan (@tennisfanwbrain) August 2, 2022

All this years he was “the only one” who stood up for the Team World … It’ll be sad not seeing him this year on court being his best year in the tour so far…

— Arietis (@arietis_13) August 2, 2022

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