Australian No. 1 Nick Kyrgios suffered his biggest defeat in recent times after going down to 17-year-old Denis Shapovalov in the Rogers Cup opener.
Yes, the latter is the reigning Wimbledon junior champion, but was billed to get a reality check at the hands of 19th-ranked Kyrgios. It, however, was not to be!
Following a 7-6 3-6 6-3 loss to his 370th-ranked Canadian opponent, Kyrgios was blasted on social media for being addicted towards the ‘Pokemon Go’ fever, instead of sweating it out on improving his tennis.
@NickKyrgios enjoy your new career 👍🏻
— Matthew (@MRisingStar18) July 25, 2016
@NickKyrgios Eat, sleep, waste your talent, lose to 17yo kid, show-off, retire
— Aurélien (@Aurelien_AV) July 26, 2016
@NickKyrgios hey, now that you lost in the first round in Toronto, you can catch lots of Pokemon in Canada..
— Kevin Paterno (@kevpaterno) July 26, 2016
@NickKyrgios Shame that mate, you could do great things in the game 👍
— Papa Boab ✌ (@SecondSight88) July 24, 2016
Kyrgios, 21, has been vocal about his obsession for the virtual reality mobile game. So much so, that he has also confessed in a tweet that he has been giving more time to it than spending time on court.
Just quietly, how good is Pokemon Go. Honestly been playing that more than tennis 😳😅😍
— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) July 24, 2016
He even gets more excited for an egg to hatch than to convert a break point.
True story, get more excited for an egg to hatch then a break point converted hahaha 😅😝😂
— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) July 24, 2016
Well, if this is the reason behind his premature exit in Montreal this week, Kyrgios has certainly got to let his ‘Pokemon’ go!
Eat, sleep, Pokemon Go
— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) July 25, 2016
