Nick Kyrgios is one of the most controversial players on the tennis circuit. The 27-year-old is renowned for his on-court tantrums and impressive performances on the professional circuit. Although there may have been many uncomfortable moments for the Australian Open doubles champion, his most uncomfortable moment has been with none other than the 23-time Grand Slam champion, Serena Williams.

When questioned about his experience of playing with the younger Williams sibling, Kyrgios had some interesting things to say.

Nick Kyrgios’ most uncomfortable moment with Serena Williams

The American tennis legend Serena Williams has won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles with her sister, Venus Williams. Along with her exploits in the doubles circuit, she has also played mixed doubles with several stars on the ATP Tour. And Nick Kyrgios was one of them, as they joined hands to play at the IPTL. Though playing with Serena Williams would be an opportunity many players would love to experience, the same could not be said for the Australian.

He detailed about his experience during his appearance in the No Boundaries podcast in 2021. He said, “I’ve hit with Serena before I’ve played mixed doubles with her at IPTL. And it was like the most uncomfortable experience for me,”

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He further explained the root cause for the same – Serena’s dominance. He said, “because she was trying to do everything, and I was like, “I’m better than you.” I’m not taking anything away, but when I play mixed doubles like I’m serving 230, bro.”

The two players couldn’t come to a favorable understanding during the first match and thus suffered. As he further added, “I thought like she wasn’t taking all the balls, taking middle balls, and I’m like we got chopped bro, it was like 6-2, and I was like, Serena you gonna get me involved, do you like we are getting snipped, like let me the f*cking ball’.. dude first game she is serving first, and I’m like what the fuck!”

Although Kyrgios had an uncomfortable experience with Serena, the same couldn’t be said about the other legendary Williams sister.

Playing with Venus Williams, a dream come true for Kyrgios

Even though it wasn’t a pleasant experience for the Australian to team up with the Serena Williams., he certainly had a remarkable time when he played mixed doubles with Venus. The then 26-year-old was all praise for the elder Williams sister and wanted to go to dinner with her. 

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Not many players have received admiration from the Australian. However, that part seems to be a work in progress. Recently, he established a bromance with the former World No.1 Novak Djokovic. 

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