At the 2022 Wimbledon Championship, Nick Kyrgios opted to eat sushi during his press conference, a move for which he received a lot of backlash.
Life of a professional athlete is very complex, and that’s why they often have to multitask, to complete all the necessary tasks and ensure the best possible performance.
One of those moment was seen also at the 2022 Wimbledon, when Kyrgios defeated Great Britain’s Paul Jubb in the opening round, 3-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-7(3), 7-5, in what was an over three-hour drama-filled battle.
When attending a post-match press conference, the Australian brought sushi with him, something that many tennis fans did not appreciate as they found it disrespectful towards the journalists.
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However, Kyrgios didn’t see the move as disrespectful, as from his point of view, he was just trying to multitask and did not particularly enjoy being in the spotlight for an action that he found normal, as he revealed during an interview with Piers Morgan.
“That day, I’ve just played a four-and-a-half hour match, and I brought my food into the press conference. When you finish a match after four hours, you need to fuel your body, because it’s a very important part of the recovery.”
The Australian further explained that he made the decision not just to save time for himself but also for everyone else, as there are many “behind the scenes” things that ordinary viewer doesn’t get to see.
“So I thought I’d bring my sushi in to the press conference room, because I had media to do, and I didn’t want to make people to wait, because people have bookings for the media room.”
On top of that, Kyrgios believes that many other players have done similar things, while they have not faced a similar type of backlash as he did.
“There is a lot of things that happen behind the scenes that I got criticized for and many other tennis players brought beers into press conference rooms, and they don’t get absolutely batted in the media for it.”
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