Nick Kyrgios takes a savage swipe at Boris Becker about the tennis legend’s time in jail as the rivals’ feud explodes again

• Pair have been fighting for years
• Becker launched fresh attack on Kyrgios
• Aussie responded in savage fashion 

The long-running feud between polarising tennis star Nick Kyrgios and Boris Becker has gone nuclear, with the Aussie bringing up the German champion’s jail stint in their online war of words.

The pair have been firing shots at each other since 2020 when Becker called Kyrgios a ‘rat’ over his comments on fellow tennis professional Alex Zverev during the Covid pandemic.

That kicked off a lengthy stoush between the two, with Kyrgios calling him a ‘doughnut’ at one point. 

Becker taunted Kyrgios again earlier in 2023, questioning whether he was telling the truth about the knee injury that ruined his Australian Open campaign.

Kyrgios returned serve recently, saying that Becker and other greats of his era could not cut it in the modern game.

Kyrgios and Becker have been embroiled in a running feud for years and it has recently escalated once again

Becker claims players from his decade established a tennis world where players like Kyrgios could enjoy fame and money even when they weren’t playing

‘The game was so slow back then,’ the 28-year-old said.

‘I’ve watched Boris Becker and I’m not saying they weren’t good in their time, but to say that they would be just as good now, it’s absurd.

‘A big serve back then was like 197 to 200[kmh]. People like me, we serve 220 consistently, to corners. It’s a whole different ball game.’

That clearly rattled the former world No.1, with the 56-year-old German launching a series of fresh attacks on Kyrgios.

Becker says the past legends of the sport made it possible for the injured Aussie to make a living from tennis without playing all year.

‘You have to have respect for the past & simply say ‘thank you’ out loud that these old pros existed, because without them the tennis circus would no longer exist,’ he said.

 Kyrgios was having none of that, though, saying he earned his own fame while taking a pot shot at Becker’s criminal past.

‘Uhhh what? I’ve been arguably one of the most watched players outside the big three the last decade?’ Kyrgios posted on X.

‘Fans around the world and have brought so many more people to the sport. I’ve created my own stuff off the court. Try to not hide any more assets x.’

That final line was a dig at Becker’s recent financial turmoil that led to his imprisonment in 2017. 

The former tennis champion was sentenced to two and a half years’ jail for charges related to hiding assets during his bankruptcy proceedings. 

Becker was a former world No 1, but he squandered his fortune and was jailed for hiding assets

Kyrgios got personal, bringing up Beckers bankruptcy and consequent jail term as insults

Kyrgios was not finished there. He shared another post with Becker’s comments with the caption ‘bro what’ and a series of laughing emojis. 

‘I’ve been one of the FEW PLAYERS that have brought million more fans to the sport and have made more money for everyone,’ he posted.

‘NETFLIX…. Don’t remember seeing Boris on there. Guy is ridiculous. I’ve made my career off the court without the help of the others.’

 That was not the end of the spray, with Kyrgios posting a third comment that seemed directed firmly at Becker.

‘Yuhhhh keeping talking ya s***, ya ain’t relevant no more chumps,’ he posted.

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