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‘Sign me up’: Nick Kyrgios welcomes potential Saudi investment in tennis

Australia’s Nick Kyrgios has given his apparent backing to potential Saudi funding of tennis.
Australia’s Nick Kyrgios has given his apparent backing to potential Saudi funding of tennis. Photograph: Kamran Jebreili/AP

Nick Kyrgios has welcomed Saudi Arabia’s interest in tennis as officials consider increased contributions from the country’s Public Investment Fund. The Australian player indicated he was keen for tennis to follow golf’s venture into Saudi investment and reap the associated financial rewards.

“Finally. They see the value,” Krygios said on Twitter with added money bag emojis. “We are going to get paid what we deserve to get paid. Sign me up.” The ATP website lists Kyrgios’s career earnings as more than US$12m.

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