Kyrgios' classy response to parking furore
After being the subject of some car-related naming and shaming, tennis champion Nick Kyrgios has parked the drama and attempted to “make amends”.
Kyrgios took to Instagram to assure fans he is parking in “the right spot” after he was called out by a fellow resident of the inner Sydney suburb of Zetland via Facebook.
“I’ve parked in the right spot, I’ve made amends,” he said in the clip.
“Sorry for my inconvenient parking for one day, I’ve parked in the right spot. We’re in the middle of an NRL season guys so let’s talk about other sporting athletes, not where I’m parking … it’s all good now.”
Nick Kyrgios shared a clip on Instagram confirming he had parked in a different spot and that it was “all good now”. Images: @k1ngkyrg1os (Instagram)
Though the other resident didn’t directly name the star athlete, he heavily implied that Kyrgios was the “famous and quite notorious tennis player” who had been repeatedly parking their lime green Tesla in a car share zone.
“Looking for some advice here, it’s a tricky one, we have a car share allocated spot right out the front of our apartment building,” the neighbour began his Facebook post, which was accompanied by a series of photos of the car.
“Recently a very well known famous and quite notorious tennis player has decided that he is somehow entitled to park in it with his own vehicle.
The Zetland local also shared photos of the culprit’s car parked in the car share zone. Image: Yahoo News
“I don’t want to name and shame the guy but he’s very famous and parks in this car share space almost nightly, meaning that anybody that has a Go Get or Car Next Door vehicle has no option to park there, as you can see the other night our friends had to park their Car Next Door vehicle illegally behind him as he had parked his car in the dedicated car share space?”
The neighbour went on to ask whether he should “just let this guy go” because he’s an athlete, adding that it was more about the “principle and setting a good example” than the $400 fine that Kyrgios - who has earned $9 million in prize money during his career.
Among the mix of commenters who defended or criticised Kyrgios, his partner, Costeen Hatzi, also shared her two cents, writing that he “didn’t realise” what kind of spot he was parking in.
“Hey all, to be fair, he didn’t realise it was a car share spot,” she commented.
“He parked there to allow other car spots for those who can’t find parking in the area.
“Nick understands and will move his car. Thank you all for your kind messages.”
Images: @k1ngkyrg1os (Instagram) / Yahoo News