View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nick Kyrgios on Jul 29, 2020 at 1:51am PDT SYDNEY -- An emotional Nick Kyrgios pulled out of the US Open Sunday, for "the hundred
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nick Kyrgios on Jul 29, 2020 at 1:51am PDT
"Dear Tennis, I will not be playing this year at the US Open. It hurts me at my core," Kyrgios, who has consistently called out fellow competitors for not taking the virus seriously enough, said in a video posted on Twitter. He tempered criticism of organisers in a passionate letter read during the video, saying he had "no problem" with it being held, citing the need to keep people such as restaurant workers, cleaners, and locker room attendants in work.
"You can't be dancing on tables, money-grabbing your way around Europe or trying to make a quick buck hosting an exhibition -- that's just so selfish. The tennis season has been at a standstill since mid-March due to the virus outbreak worldwide, with Wimbledon cancelled for the first time since World War II.
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