Martina Navratilova endorses Boris Becker hitting out at Nick Kyrgios over comments comparing tennis generations – Sportskeeda
Martina Navratilova has signaled her support for Boris Becker’s scathing criticism of Nick Kyrgios’ comments on past tennis greats.
Kyrgios recently stirred controversy by suggesting that past legends like Becker and Pete Sampras would struggle to compete in today’s game due to the “slow” nature of the sport during their era.
Becker did not take kindly to the Australian’s comments, launching a scathing criticism on social media. He questioned Kyrgios’ credibility by citing his lack of a Grand Slam singles title, as a player or a coach.
“Nick makes a lot of noise about tennis lately!?! Why does he speak about a sport he apparently hates …fact-check Nick has never won a major championship as a player or coach( yes doubles 1) so where is any credibility coming from?” Boris Becker posted on X.
The six-time Grand Slam champion also admonished Kyrgios for trying to compare players from different eras.
“Trying to compare generations… Laver v Federer , Borg v Nadal , Sampras v Djokovic!?! I am not even gonna mention McEnroe,Conners ,Lendl Agassi , Courier, Edberg, Wilander ,Kuerten, Bruguera , Rafter , Hewitt and many more …speak to your @OnlyFans about many things but tennis,” he added.
Martina Navratilova reposted Boris Becker’s comments on X (formerly Twitter), indicating her agreement with his criticism of the Australian’s remarks.