Nick Kyrgios Bio

  • • Full name is Nicholas Hilmy Kyrgios. Nickname is Kygs.
  • • Started playing tennis at age 6 with his mother.
  • • Father, George, is Greek and a painter; mother, Norlaila, is Malaysian and a retired computer engineer; brother, Christos; sister, Halimah.
    > Honoured alongside Kokkinakis as 2022 ATP Fans' Favourite Doubles Team.
  • • Favourite shot is his serve and tournaments are Wimbledon and US Open.
  • • Idols growing up were Roger Federer, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and basketball players LeBron James, Kevin Garnett and Michael Jordan.
  • • Loves watching and playing basketball. Favourite NBA team is Boston Celtics.
  • • Follows a vegan diet.
  • • Listens to a variety of music. Favourite artists are Lil Wayne, Fetty Wap and Drake.
    > Enjoys comedy TV shows and movies.
  • • Likes playing Call of Duty and considers himself "the best gamer on the tennis tour."
  • • Created Nick Kyrgios Foundation (NKF) in support of underprivileged youth. Foundation received an ATP ACES for Charity grant of $15,000 in 2018. Learn more at NKFoundation.com.au.
  • • Donated $33,800 for Australian bushfire relief in January 2020 -- $200 for each ace hit at Australian Open and ATP Cup (169 aces in 8 singles matches).
  • • Also in 2020, personally delivered food to fellow citizens of Canberra who were in need during COVID-19 pandemic.
  • • Later in 2020, teamed with Old El Paso to launch #MessFreeChallenge in which tennis players recorded practice videos with a racquet in one hand and a tortilla pocket in the other. More than 100,000 Old El Paso meal products were donated to food banks and disadvantaged families around the world.
  • • Withdrew from 11 events in 2018, 7 events in 2019 and 2 events in 2020 due to right elbow, left wrist, hip, knee, shoulder and collarbone injuries.
  • • Only played Melbourne-2 and Australian Open during COVID-19 pandemic from March 2020 through May 2021.
  • • Underwent arthroscopic surgery on left knee in January 2023.
     

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