"His tattoo is hurting him too much.. Pokemon maybe.." as Jimmy Arias has a go at Kyrgios

Jimmy Arias mocked Nick Kyrgios after his comments about an early retirement from the ATP tour.

The former world No. 5 downplayed Kyrgios' remarks. The Australian was participating as a "coach" for Frances Tiafoe in the exhibition event Ultimate Tennis Showdown:

“The sport’s crazy,” said Kyrgios.

“The schedule is out of control. No f**king change [I play till I am 33], there’s no way. There’s no chance. I’m playing till 33? Insane! I’m not playing till 33. I promise you when I’m gone, you’ll never see me again,” he added.

As per Jimmy Arias' comments on Tennis Channel, Nick Kyrgios' remarks should not be taken too seriously.

“I don’t know what he’s talking about when he says this schedule is out of control. He’s played one match this year. He seems to take every other year off, so he should be able to play for another 25 years,” Arias said.

“It’s just interesting to listen to him talk; let’s see what happens when he’s 33. But as we’re talking right now, I don’t know [if] he’s gonna play five more matches [this year]. He’s played once so far this year. I’m not sure [his] wrist, knee [or] his tattoo is hurting him too much [from playing] Pokemon maybe. I don’t know,” he continued.

The American former tennis player also highlighted Nick Kyrgios' performance last year, where he reached the final of Wimbledon, won the ATP 500 Washington Open, and clinched the doubles title at the Australian Open alongside his compatriot Thanasi Kokkinakis, among other impressive results:

“The guy is so talented, he doesn’t really train, he doesn’t do all the things that are actually difficult and make it hard. And he doesn’t seem to care, although obviously he does. He’s great for the game to have him play, but he’s got to play sometimes,” Arias added.

“Something’s going on but let’s hopefully see him again. He was great last year. [For] whatever reason, last year he was great,” he added.