Nick Kyrgios adds fuel to the fire with Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz

Nick Kyrgios is keeping himself busy in the tennis world despite his continued absence from competition.

Kyrgios is missing the entire grass season as he continues his recovery from injury, having played just five matches in 2025.

The former ATP number 13 has a 1-4 win-loss record for the season, with Kyrgios last playing at the Miami Open in March.

The Australian has turned to commentary during his injury absence from tennis in recent times, but Kyrgios won’t be commentating at Wimbledon this year.

Wimbledon has now returned to the calendar, with qualifying underway at SW19 ahead of the main draw starting later this month.

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Nick Kyrgios adds fuel to the fire with Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz

Kyrgios lost the final of the grass court Grand Slam in 2022, where he was defeated by legendary figure Novak Djokovic.

Djokovic then lost the 2023 and 2024 finals to Carlos Alcaraz, a player Kyrgios has now discussed alongside Emma Raducanu ahead of their US Open mixed doubles pairing.

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Kyrgios said of the WTA star on talkSPORT: “It’s so hard in this day and age. She won a Grand Slam at 19 years old and what comes with that, all the things off the court.

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“There is a lot of responsibility for someone like that. But her and Alcaraz – I think there is a little bit going on there! I don’t know [he said with a smile]!”

Emma Raducanu reacts to social media discussion of her relationship with Carlos Alcaraz

Raducanu and Alcaraz are among the star-studded pairings for the new US Open mixed doubles event scheduled for later this year.

The former won the hard court Grand Slam in 2021, while the latter triumphed there the following year, representing one of his five Grand Slam titles.

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Raducanu watched her new partner in action at Queen’s, where Alcaraz emerged victorious to clinch his fifth ATP title of the season.

He now turns his focus to Wimbledon, while Raducanu is in action in Eastbourne ahead of the Grand Slam.

The new British number one has, however, been tasked with sharing exactly how her US Open pairing with Alcaraz came about.

Asked by BBC Sport if she is aware of the social media talk about their relationship, with parody accounts suggesting they are destined for each other, she replied: “[Laughs] I am glad the internet is having fun and we are providing some entertainment for everyone!

“I mean, we go back a long way and I think we both started getting to know each other a lot more in 2021 and when I had that little run at Wimbledon, he won in five sets in the first round or something, and all through the US Open and he had a big break out win against Stef [Stefanos Tsitsipa] in the third round, I was always trying to join him in the next round because he was playing the day before me.

“Ever since we have stayed in touch. He has done so well and continued winning and it’s been amazing to see because we were speaking and friends before anyone won anything.”

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