Kyrgios responds to Tomic better player comments: "I have more titles, I don’t think he has any big scalp to his name"

Bernard Tomic made comments on Instagram saying he was a better player than his compatriot, Nick Kyrgios as the Australian aims to mount a comeback aiming to banish the demons of before.

“Obviously Nick is a good player, probably top six or seven servers in the world. Obviously beat him in Kooyong 6-3 6-4. Because I train with him I pick where he’s serving and I know where he’s at so that style doesn’t really bother me," said Tomic on Instagram.

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Kyrgios was quick to reply and while he did show some admiration for his compatriot, he said the comments were a bit of a stretch.

“Where people play exhibitions - and yes he did beat me there once,” Kyrgios said on Instagram.

“But to say that he’s better? I have more titles. I don’t think he has any big scalp to his name, no Rafa, no Federer no Djokovic. To say that he’s better than me, it’s a bit of a stretch. “But we all know what BT’s capable of and I wish him the best.

“I ain’t no jealous person, I want success for everyone — so BT, we know what you are capable of brother, let’s see it. I miss that sort of feeling."