{"id":2171279,"date":"2026-09-30T12:30:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T09:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2171279"},"modified":"2026-09-30T12:30:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T09:30:48","slug":"hes-been-hacked-jannik-sinner-fans-stunned-by-nick-kyrgios-u-turn-after-years-of-tension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2171279","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;He\u2019s been hacked&#8217; &#8211; Jannik Sinner fans stunned by Nick Kyrgios U-turn after years of tension"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">\u2018He\u2019s been hacked\u2019 \u2013 Jannik Sinner fans stunned by Nick Kyrgios U-turn after years of tension<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex gap-x-3 gap-y-1 md:gap-x-4 flex-wrap items-center\">\n                        <span class=\"ps-authors flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-1.5 max-w-full gap-y-0.5 text-sm font-normal text-author\"><span class=\"ps-author-item whitespace-nowrap\"><a class=\"ps-author text-sm font-normal !text-author\" rel=\"author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/richie-mills\">Richie Mills<\/a><\/span><\/span>                        <time class=\"flex-shrink-0 text-sm font-normal text-info\" datetime=\"30 Sep 2026 1:30 PM\" data-ps-date=\"30 Sep 2026 1:30 PM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1790771448\"><br \/>\n                            30 Sep 2026 1:30 PM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 hidden dark:block h-6\" 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!my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2J2723T-1-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured: Jannik Sinner shakes hands with Nick Kyrgios\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Nick Kyrgios has sung the praises of Jannik Sinner&#8217;s game &#8211; in a surprise to many of his fans                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/nick-kyrgios\">Nick Kyrgios<\/a> believes that Jannik Sinner will go down as one of the greatest tennis players of all time \u2013 sparking incredulity from some of the Italian\u2019s fans.<\/p>\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Sinner<\/a> agreed to accept a three-month ban for positive doping tests in February 2025 with the World Anti-Doping Agency, Kyrgios described it as a \u201csad day for tennis\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/nick-kyrgios\">Kyrgios<\/a> continued to snipe at Sinner, but the two-time Australian Open champion maintained his innocence, in addition to sending a message to his chief critic head-on.<\/p>\n<p>A month before his suspension, he said, \u201cI haven\u2019t done anything wrong. That\u2019s why I\u2019m still here. That\u2019s why I\u2019m still playing. I don\u2019t want to respond to what Nick said or what other players say.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kyrgios has been persona non grata amongst Sinner fans ever since then. So to see the former Wimbledon finalist coming out and praising the five-time major winner has baffled many observers on social media.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>More Jannik Sinner News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/ethan-quinn-predicts-jannik-sinner-injury-comeback-alexander-zverev-no-1-chance\">Jannik Sinner injury comeback prediction backed by Carlos Alcaraz precedent<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/alexander-zverev-can-become-world-number-one-jannik-sinner-withdrawal\">When Alexander Zverev can become world No 1 after Jannik Sinner\u2019s latest withdrawal<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As part of an Instagram story spree, Kyrgios was asked about playing the likes of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Sinner, and more, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>When describing the world No 1, Kyrgios, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/nick-kyrgios-five-biggest-controversies-examined-aussie-suspended-positive-cocaine-test\">served a short suspension after testing positive for cocaine<\/a> earlier this year, said Sinner is a fantastic ball-striker, his serve has gone from being a weakness to a strength, and will win many more Grand Slams.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote, \u201cOne of the best ball strikers the game has ever seen. Absolute machine from the back of the court. Is able to turn defence to offence with any shot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnly real weakness was his serve wasn\u2019t able to generate a ton of free points, now has improved that and is one of the best pinpoint servers we have. Hard to attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVolleys weren\u2019t as natural as some of the other best players but has worked on his transition game well and is comfortable moving forward. Moves well for someone who is surprisingly tall. With more time [he] will most likely go down as one of the GOATs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When this circulated on X, many Sinner fans joked that Kyrgios had been hacked as there was no way the 31-year-old would speak in such glowing terms about the Wimbledon champion.<\/p>\n<p>One wrote, \u201cIt\u2019s been hacked, I can\u2019t see any other logical explanation possible,\u201d and another commented, \u201cI\u2019m doing badly!!! Now we\u2019re looking for redemption?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Someone else posted, \u201cTell me it\u2019s AI (articifical intelligence)\u201d, and another Sinner supporter tweeted, \u201cOh no, he does not get to say anything like this now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sinner is currently out with a knee injury but the 25-year-old is likely to hit double figures for Grand Slams at this rate. So while Kyrgios has had his beef with Sinner before, it seems the former Australian Open doubles champion still recognises what a top player he is.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jannik-sinner-juan-carlos-ferrero-hire-zero-sense-coaching-icon\">Jannik Sinner: Coaching icon explains why Juan Carlos Ferrero team-up makes \u2018no sense\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018He\u2019s been hacked\u2019 \u2013 Jannik Sinner fans stunned by Nick Kyrgios U-turn after years of tension Richie Mills 30 Sep 2026 1:30 PM Nick Kyrgios has sung the praises of Jannik Sinner&#8217;s game &#8211; in a surprise to many of his fans Nick Kyrgios believes that Jannik Sinner will go down as one of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-2171279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2171279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2171279"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2171279\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2171279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2171279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2171279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}