Tennis Bad-boy Nick Kyrgios is called up for ‘Fat-Shaming’ reporter who called him to get Punditry jobs about comments about female players

Have accused tennis fans Nick Kyrgios From Fat-Shaming Journalist Ben Rothenberg made in a post by the Australian on social media on Sunday evening.

Kyrgios, 30, previously responded to a post on X TwitterWho showed a photo of Rothenberg.

The original post of the account @Tenniscentel claimed that Rothenberg was ‘built like a Groundhog’ – an idea that Kyrgios seemed to be back with the comment when he responded ‘Tennis Central’.

Although Kyrgios may have made the comment as a joke, the tone was not appreciated by fans of the sport, who quickly expressed their support to Rothenberg.

A user commented: ‘[Rothenberg is] Even more relevant in tennis than you. ‘

A second noticed: ‘Pest head and nothing else. Just sad. Used to support you. ‘

A message from the account @tenniscentel claimed that Rothenberg was ‘built like a Groundhog’ in reference to the image above

Nick Kyrgios has arrived for criticism of comments about the weight of Ben Rothenberg

Tennis journalist Rothenberg has a long -term feud with Kyrgios who dates five years

Rothenberg responded to Kyrgios’ comments as the couple who are concerned with a word war

Kyrgios then answered further stoke fuel on the fire that raged between them

Another stated: “This is not a secondary school, grows up.”

In response to Kyrgios, Rothenberg wrote: ‘Bro you have tweeted me about me four times this month and it is only July 6. Let’s work on it to get you a job again. ‘

The former world number 11 replied: ‘Awww Benny I am doing fine. Someone’s feelings hurt … Not so much more, right? ‘

Their online word struggle marks the newest episode of a collision between the couple that took almost five years.

The American journalist has repeatedly called that Kyrgios is being removed from covering tennis events – the most recent for controversial tweets that humiliate a WTA player.

“To be honest, a bit surprised to see that ESPN Nick Kyrgios did not ride the air of the Usopen Final, and saw his most recent disparant tweet about a WTA player circulating,” Rothenberg wrote during the US Open last year.

That came after he answered a tweet that responded to a message about Jannik Sinner’s girlfriend Anna Kalinskaya – in which he wrote ‘Second Serve’.

Kyrgios was also critical of the doping saga that Distributed Australian Open -Champion Jannik Sinner last year.

Tennis fans were quick to lamper Kyrgios for his comments

The Italian was prohibited for three months later for violating the rules of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) last year after he had provided two positive drug tests.

A further comment was: ‘And then you wonder why the BBC dropped you from their Wimbledon coverage.

For someone who has been open about their struggles in mental health care, it is quite damn clear that you still have a lot of work to do in that department. ‘

Kyrgios – a finalist from Wimbledon in 2022 – was Axed of the BBC’s coverage of this year’s tournament After a return he was admitted as part of the original presenter arrangement for 2025.

He was part of the reporting of the broadcaster of the event in 2024, 12 months after Kyrgios had admitted that he had attacked his former girlfriend Chiara Passari.