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Online fight between Kyrgios and Becker: “Talk to your OnlyFans about a lot, not about tennis”
An interview by Nick Kyrgios was the reason his feud with Boris Becker erupted when the two argued online.
A new major feud has broken out on social media between Nick Kyrgios and Boris Becker. It all started with that great interview which the Greek-Australian “Athletic” granted.
There, Kyrgios used, among other things, the name Boris Becker to point out the big changes in tennis.
In detail he explained: “Tennis was so slow back then. I saw Boris Becker and I’m not saying they weren’t good.” in their time, but to say they would be just as good now is absurd.
A long service back then was around 197 to 200 km. People like me, we serve 220 constantly, in the corners. It’s a completely different game.
I’m not saying they wouldn’t find their way. But the serve and the volley, to do it consistently now, you have to serve 220 because if you serve less than 220, brother, Djokovic will eat you alive. It eats you alive. Lleyton Hewitt equals Sampras at the US Open for a year. This was the first prototype of someone who could return good serves.
He made Sampras look bad. And what would Djokovic do to someone like Sampras? He would “cleanse” him. If Hewitt did that, Djokovic would destroy him. He would eat him alive.
Becker’s answer
Boris Becker’s reaction didn’t take long to arrive and came via the account he maintains on social media and called on Kyrgios, among other things, to deal with his OnlyFans account and not with tennis: “Nick has been making a lot of noise about tennis lately. Because he’s talking about a sport he detests. Nick has never won a Grand Slam singles title as a player or coach (he did in doubles), so where does the credibility come from? from;
He tries to compare generations… Laver vs. Federer, Borg vs. Nadal, Sampras vs. Djokovic! I won’t even mention McEnroe, Conners, Lendl, Agassi, Courier, Villander, Kürten, Bruguera, Rafter, Hewitt and many others. Talk about a lot of things besides tennis on your OnlyFans page…”
Kyrgios’ reaction
As usual, Nick Kyrgios immediately picked up the gauntlet and responded to Boris Becker by reminding him that he had beaten Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray.
“Also, I mean, I’ve beaten Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray, so I feel like I have a little credibility… But you don’t have to be a nuclear scientist to see that Novak would beat you in his prime? It’s not an attack. They’re just facts.” he said characteristically.
Source: sport 24
Novak Djokovic ranked first in the rankings of tennis players in terms of career prize money. The Serbian player earned more than $191 million; This is an absolute record in men’s tennis history. Rafael Nadal ranked second with nearly 135 million, while Roger Federer ranked third with more than 130 million.
The top 5 also included Andy Murray and Carlos Alcaraz, who are 22 years old and have already surpassed $60 million in prize money.
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The top ten winners also include Alexander Zverev, Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev, Pete Sampras and Stan Wawrinka.
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Top 10 tennis players by career prize money (men):
- Novak Djokovic – $191,252,375
- Rafael Nadal – $134,946,100
- Roger Federer – $130,594,339
- Andy Murray – $64,687,542
- Carlos Alcaraz – $60,032,046
- Alexander Zverev – $58,134,592
- Jannik Sinner – $56,632,426
- Daniil Medvedev – $48,820,721
- Pete Sampras – $43,280,489
- Stan Wawrinka – $37,792,029
Source: Sport UA
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Ukrainian tennis player Angelina Kalinina (WTA 178) She managed to qualify for the 2026 Australian Open.
In the final of the selection, the Ukrainian player beat the Polish representative in three sets Maya Khvalinskaya (WTA 145) in 2 hours 25 minutes.
Australian Open 2026. Qualification
Angelina Kalinina (Ukraine) – Maya Chwalinska (Poland) – 5:7, 6:2, 6:1
Kalinina played against Khvalinskaya for the first time.
In addition to Maya, Angelina also beat Joanna Garland and Anouk Koevermans in the Australian Open qualifiers.
Kalinina will be playing in a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since last year’s Roland Garros. In early July 2025, Angelina was injured and only returned to tennis in December, immediately winning the WTA 125 cup in Limoges.
It will be Angelina’s fifth time playing in the main draw of an Australian major. His best result on the Melbourne courts was the third round in 2023.
Previously, Yulia Starodubtseva also passed the AO-2026 qualification. Kalinina and Starodubtseva join Elina Svitolina, Marta Kostyuk, Dayana Yastremskaya and Alexandra Oleynikova in the heart of slam.
Match statistics: Angelina Kalinina – Maya Khvalinskaya
Source: Sport UA
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January 15 Ukrainian tennis player Angelina Kalinina (WTA 178) will continue to compete to qualify for the 2026 Australian Open.
The Ukrainian player will face the Polish representative in the final of the selection Maya Khvalinskaya (WTA 145). The meeting will start at approximately 02:00 Kyiv time.
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This will be the first head-to-head meeting between the rivals.
The winner of the match will advance to the main draw of the Australian Open.
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