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Nick Kyrgios has the perfect response to complaint about his Pokemon Go obsession

Published 08:13 26 Jul 2016 BST

Tom Victor
Nick Kyrgios has the perfect response to complaint about his Pokemon Go obsession

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Nick Kyrgios is one of the most divisive players in world tennis.

The young Australian has won plenty of fans for his fearless style, but some have criticised an apparent lack of commitment, not least in his Wimbledon defeat at the hands of Andy Murray. So when the 21-year-old started joking about Pokemon Go overtaking tennis in his list of hobbies, it was always going to stretch that divide even wider. To be fair, with football clubs already attracting fans by setting up lures in their stadia, it can only be a matter of time before tennis fans (or players) are able to get their hands on a courtside Charizard. https://twitter.com/NickKyrgios/status/757242868419354624 After saying he got more excited for an egg hatching in the mobile game than for a break point in the sport he gets paid to play for a living, most of the reaction was one of solidarity from fellow Pokemon trainers. https://twitter.com/cammck1992/status/757503415211745280 https://twitter.com/Jon_Jeraj/status/757321665277820928 There was some backlash, of course. https://twitter.com/ChrenoM/status/757246124084322308 https://twitter.com/johnny_mann10/status/757246691619856388 https://twitter.com/SecondSight88/status/757243994162270212 But he swatted it away like he might a weak second serve. https://twitter.com/NickKyrgios/status/757246600842444800 Game, set and match Kyrgios. Sorry, that was too easy.
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