Nick Kyrgios says he would pick "punching" Rafael Nadal for$50 million over winning a Grand Slam.
Kyrgios, who often hosts a Q&A session with fans on Instagram, decided to spice up things this time as he told fans to pose some "cheeky" questions.
"Punch Nadal for 50 million or win a Slam," one of the questions read.
The 30-year-old responded: "50 milly."
Kyrgios attempted to hit Nadal during one of their meetings
If you can recall, Kyrgios fired a missile while Nadal was at the net during their 2019 Wimbledon meeting. The ball just narrowly missed the Spanish tennis icon, who gave a long stare to the Australian.
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After losing the match in four sets, the Australian openly admitted to reporters that he was indeed aiming to hit the former 22-time Grand Slam champion.
"I was going for him. I wanted to hit him square in the chest," the Australian said.
Needless to say, the Spanish tennis legend wasn't happy about the act at all.
"It is not dangerous for me, it is dangerous for a line referee, dangerous for a crowd. When you hit the ball like this, you don't know where the ball goes," the Spanish former world No. 1 said at the time.
During that particular match, Kyrgios was also frustrated with the former world No. 1'srhythm and the umpire allowing the Spaniard to be "slow."
"The umpire today was horrendous. I mean, he was terrible. The rule is like play to the speed of the server. Why do I have to wait for Rafa to get into his rhythm every time? I thought the way he handled the match was just bad," the Australian also said in his 2019 post-Wimbledon loss press conference.
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Kyrgios and Nadal were slated to meet in the 2022 Wimbledon semifinal, but it didn't happen after the Spaniard was forced to withdraw due to an abdominal injury.
