Nick Kyrgios hilariously forgets Steffi Graf’s name, addresses German legend as Andre Agassi’s partner who was a ‘professional tennis player’

Australian tennis sensation Nick Kyrgios forgot 22-time Grand Slam champion Steffi Graf’s name during an interview. He hilariously addressed Graf as eight-time Major winner Andre Agassi’s wife, which is the right identification but doesn’t justify the German legend’s legacy.

Graf is only behind Serena Williams in terms of winning the Grand Slams in the Open Era history. Also, she sits atop the tally of most number of weeks spent as the World No. 1 on the WTA singles circuit, with 377 weeks against her column putting her second only to Novak Djokovic in the all-time list.

Nick Kyrgios appeared for a chat on The Louis Theroux Podcast and while discussing Andre Agassi’s account of “hating” tennis in the American’s biography, the Australian addressed Graf as a ‘professional tennis player’ without naming her.

“I’ve said that I dislike tennis, I have a love-hate relationship,” Kyrgios said (at 23:44). “I love competing and there are days when I absolutely love the sport, sometimes I dislike it. I feel like my actions have proven that I don’t have the passion for the sport as some other players do.

“It’s interesting that I hear someone like Agassi say he doesn’t love it because his entire life, he played a heavy schedule, he played all the time. I think his partner was a professional tennis player.”