Kyrgios fires back at 'always criticising' Aussies

Nick Kyrgios says Australia's antagonistic cognition towards him made missing the Davis Cup an "easy decision" for the Wimbledon finalist.

Lleyton Hewitt and Alex de Minaur questioned the polarising tennis tyrant's motives for missing the satellite cup-style lawsuit successful November.

The brace said they had tried arsenic champion arsenic they could to person Kyrgios to compete, yet to nary avail.

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Now, connected the eve of the Diriyah Tennis Cup, the Canberran has fired a slug backmost home, suggesting Australians haven't appreciated him.

Nick Kyrgios says Australians person been are ungrateful the 7 years anterior to his Wimbledon success. (Tim Clayton via Getty Images)

"Maybe if Australia embraced maine a small spot more, I would play it and bring location the trophy," helium told AAP.

"But who knows?

"It's not ever casual for maine to erase everything successful Australia that's said negatively astir maine oregon my family.

"You don't request that – truthful it's absorbing that they truly privation maine to play, but are ever criticising."

Kyrgios said the outpouring of enactment pursuing his Wimbledon occurrence couldn't erase the trauma during the formative years of his divisive career.

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"I don't hide the archetypal 7 years of my vocation … they can't conscionable prime and choose," helium explained.

"Look, I've ever been 1 of the champion players successful the satellite – I've ever held up my just stock of the bargain towards Australia.

"I consciousness similar this is the archetypal twelvemonth I've earned respect erstwhile it should person been fixed erstwhile I archetypal came connected tour.

"I've represented (Australians), enactment them connected the map, and having produced 1 of the astir palmy antheral years successful the past decennary for Australia, and americium lone conscionable getting embraced (now).

"I don't deliberation that's my fault."

Nick Kyrgios says spending clip with household and his girlfriend, Costeen Hatzi, was a precedence for him implicit representing his country. (Julian Finney via Getty Images)

Kyrgios volition pouch a six-figure cheque conscionable for turning up to the contention successful Saudi Arabia.

That showcase features the likes of Stefanos Tsitsipas, Cameron Norrie, Matteo Berrettini and Daniil Medvedev.

If the Australian wins, he'll gain $1.5 cardinal successful what is conscionable a three-day accumulation tournament.

Kyrgios said the payout successful Saudi Arabia versus representing a state helium feels undervalued by was a no-brainer.

"At this constituent of my career, I'll ever bash what's champion for me," Kyrgios explained.

"I tin question astir the satellite playing exhibitions astir this clip of twelvemonth for six figures – you cognize I consciousness I enactment myself successful that presumption – truthful it's an casual 1 for me.

"I'll easy instrumentality clip with my household and my woman and bask experiences astir the satellite and gain that benignant of wealth alternatively than play a week distant successful thing wherever I wouldn't beryllium capable to beryllium with my woman and I'm not getting paid that well.

"(That) doesn't truly marque consciousness to maine and my progression arsenic an athlete."

Asked whether helium mightiness see contesting the Davis Cup successful future, Kyrgios offered a "Maybe, who knows?".

He suggested that helium mightiness reconsider if the lawsuit was successful Australia but had nary tendency to enactment different week successful Europe. 

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