It may not have been the 25th birthday Nick Kyrgios had in mind, but it went from bad to worse on Monday night when a fellow tennis star posted a particular photo.
As countless people wished the talented Aussie a happy birthday, Greek tennis champ Stefanos Tsitsipas decided to go down a different path with his Instagram upload.
Tsitsipas’ post was an image of himself holding up a cardboard sign which he captioned: “Lift others up”.
View this post on Instagram‎Lift others up 🙌🼠. . . . . . . . ðŸ’: @dudewithsign | #dudewithsign
The only problem was, the sign contained a mobile number, which fans quickly realised belonged to the one and only Nick Kyrgios. Kyrgios commented on the post: “You are an absolute idiot, everyone stop calling me!!!!!”
The number was quickly disconnected after what most likely was a never ending hoard of phone calls and text messages.
Of course, not all of the birthday wishes directed towards him caused a headache, as many took to social media to say happy birthday in a much more conventional way.