Nick Kyrgios found himself at the center of tennis headlines, but this time he’s fighting back against media manipulation. The Australian star took to X to slam media for trying to create a fake rivalry between him and American player Christopher Eubanks.
The controversy started when Kyrgios was dropped from the BBC’s Wimbledon 2025 commentary team and made comments about his replacement. As speculation around this started spiralling, in a tweet posted on June 23, 2025, Kyrgios took it all head-on.
The BBC Commentary Controversy Between Nick Kyrgios and Christopher Eubanks
It all began when the BBC decided not to bring back Kyrgios for their Wimbledon 2025 coverage after he worked as a commentator in 2024. Reports suggested the decision came after the BBC received criticism for hiring Kyrgios following his admission of assaulting an ex-girlfriend.
In an interview with The Guardian, Kyrgios expressed his disappointment, saying “It’s unfortunate but it’s probably their loss more than mine”. He then made comments about Eubanks, claiming the American was his replacement and stating, “he hasn’t beaten the greatest of all time multiple times”.
Kyrgios highlighted his victories over Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, and Novak Djokovic as evidence that set him apart. The 30-year-old Australian is one of only three players, after Dominik Hrbatý and Lleyton Hewitt, to have beaten each member of the Big Three (Djokovic, Federer, and Nadal) in their first meetings.
Eubanks Responds to Wimbledon Commentary Claims and Kyrgios Clarifies
Eubanks quickly responded to Kyrgios’ claims, posting on social media that he would not be working at Wimbledon 2025. Eubanks wrote: “All jokes aside… I will not be working with BBC at Wimbledon this year. As far as I know, my team hasn’t even spoken to anyone from BBC so I’m not sure where that came from”.
😂😂 All jokes aside…. I will not be working with BBC at Wimbledon this year. As far as I know, my team hasn’t even spoken to anyone from BBC so I’m not sure where that came from. That said, I’m incredibly excited to be back competing at SW19 💚💜🌱🍓 https://t.co/iqo7KVUNWJ
— Christopher Eubanks (@chris_eubanks96) June 22, 2025
The American reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals in 2023 and has a career-high ranking of No. 29. He clarified he would be competing at the tournament instead.
Soon after this, Kyrgios posted his clarification tweet, accusing the media of spinning his words to create friction. The Australian emphasized that he has “always enjoyed Eubanks as a commentator.”
“[Media] always going to spin what I say and turn it into some sort of rivalry or friction 😂 I think if we were on the same panel, would be beneficial to the sport 😂 tennis is weird,” he further wrote.
The media makes me laugh honestly 😂 low key have always enjoyed Eubanks as a commentator, always going to spin what I say and turn it into some sort of rivalry or friction 😂 I think if we were on the same panel, would be beneficial to the sport 😂 tennis is weird
— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) June 23, 2025
While the Australian remains sidelined due to injury setbacks, missing both the French Open and Wimbledon 2025, he continues to make headlines through his commentary work and outspoken nature.
