"I've dealt with a fair bit in my career": Nick Kyrgios describes experiences of racism back in Australia

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Sunday, 08 October 2023 at 02:30
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Australia’s tennis star Nick Kyrgios has revealed that he has faced racism but stated that he ‘don’t really care’.
The 28-year-old is currently spending time on the sidelines as he continue to recover from fitness concerns.
Kyrgios revealed that he faced racial comments in his career and stated that he feels he is more accepted by people of color.
“I’ve dealt with a fair bit of that [racism] in my career, for sure,” he said. “Like people screaming out racist comments. I’ve copped that a couple of times. But I don’t care. A lot of my friends back home are coloured and I almost always fit into that culture a bit better, to be honest.
"I feel more accepted. I’ve dealt with a fair bit of it. Australia’s pretty bad with that type of stuff anyway, but I don’t really care.”
Kyrgios will be hoping that his time off from the court will help him regain his form as well, especially after getting injured at a time when he was going through the best time in his career.
In 2022, the former world number 13 played in his maiden Grand Slam final when he lost to the current world number one Serbia’s Novak Djokovic with a score of 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–3).

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