Nick Kyrgios has hit back at Ash Barty’s historic win of the Newcombe Medal for a record fifth time in a row.
The 26-year-old retired tennis player won the Newcombe Medal at the Australian Tennis Awards for her Australian Open success.
This, however, did not appear to sit right with fellow Aussie Kyrgios, who said she did not deserve the medal after having only played the Australian Open this year.
In an Instagram story, Kyrgios shared a photo with Barty and his achievements in the past year, clearly showing he achieved more.
He had the caption: “LOL. No respect at all. I don’t give a f***.”
The graphic showed that Barty had played only three months of 2022 in which she won two singles titles and one doubles crown, including 14 matches across the two formats.
Kyrgios on the other hand had one singles title and three doubles crowns, as well as 61 victories across the two disciplines.
Despite the huge difference in numbers, it would appear that Kyrgios played better than Barty but that is not the case.
Barty won a singles grand slam and Kyrgios simply did not after losing the Wimbledon singles decider to Novak Djokovic while Barty defeated Danielle Collins.
Images: Instagram
This article first appeared on OverSixty.