"All I see is jealousy": Tennis fans react after Kyrgios attempts Rublev one-upmanship with Miami repost

Tennis star Nick Kyrgios has found himself on the receiving end of backlash from tennis fans, after the Aussie took a shot at Andrey Rublev.

Rublev captured his maiden Masters 1000 title at the Monte-Carlo Masters last week, and the Russian was congratulated by several of his peers including Novak Djokovic, Boris Becker and Victoria Azarenka.

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However, Kyrgios took a different approach, posting a clip of his victory against Rublev at the 2022 Miami Open in lieu of congratulations.

"Tryna get my body right, I know what I'm capable of doing," he wrote in his caption on Instagram.

This post appeared to irk tennis fans, with several bashing the Aussie for his immature and insecure behavior.

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“Andrey wins MC and NK couldn't help just post this on IG. How insecure you have to be?” one fan wrote.

"Desperate to get the attention lol. This man is in panic cuz oh wait, Andrey just won a masters title on clay surfaces and everyone congratulated him, while NK will never get that since he always skipped to play there. Forever clown,” another fan said.

“All i see is jealousy,” chimed in another fan.

"Clowning is the only thing he’s capable of," said yet another upset fan.

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Andrey wins MC and NK couldn't help just post this on IG. How insecure you have to be?

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