Kyrgios first to sign to Osaka’s Evolve sports agency

June 20 (Reuters) – Nick Kyrgios on Monday became the initially athlete to be part of Evolve, the new sporting activities company co-established by 4-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka.

Osaka broke with IMG last thirty day period to launch Evolve with longtime agent Stuart Duguid. Evolve describes by itself as a multifaceted company targeted on brand partnerships, investing, making athlete-owned enterprises, and philanthropy.

“Kyrgios embodies the kinds of athletes we want to function with at Evolve,” Osaka told sports business enterprise web page Boardroom.

“He’s got an unmatched design, passion, and temperament that is compared with any other in the sport. We have some major issues in the pipeline for him that are quite special and revolutionary.”

Duguid named the fiery and controversial Kyrgios the most proficient and entertaining tennis player on the tour.

The planet variety 45 is 1 of the most significant draws in the activity many thanks to the unpredictable character of his matches. Even though the massively proficient Australian often bamboozles opponents with an array of remarkable trick photographs, his on-courtroom histrionics and operate-ins with umpires have frequently dominated the headlines.

“Adore or dislike him, you absolutely can not keep your eyes off him. If you go to any junior tennis event, you will see Nick’s influence,” he said.

“For Gen Z and younger, he is absolutely the icon.”

The huge-serving Kyrgios, 27, won the Australian Open up doubles title in January. He has won six singles titles on the ATP tour.

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