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.

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."