Kyrgios hits back at criticism surrounding exhibition tournaments: "I would say an event around the world with players like Novak & I aren’t killing the game" 

Nick Kyrgios defended the existence of exhibition events after former player Noah Rubin claimed that they serve no purpose but to dilute the game.

Rubin who switched from tennis to pickleball a few months ago joked about the fact that there are exhibition events going on right now failing to understand the purpose. Kyrgios took exception to that and fired back at Rubin claiming that he would be playing them as well had he been offered the money.

The American accepted that point but said that they only dilute tennis and there are not many fans watching them to whcih Kyrgiso replied:

"These exo’s have the biggest stars in the world Kinda like an ALL-STAR game. I would have to suggest that these 250’s week in and week out could have an impact on the game being ‘diluted’… I would say an event around the world with players like Novak [Djokovic] & I aren’t killing the game."

Kyrgios and Rubin ultimately agreed that something should change ideally: