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Kyrgios had pulled out of the United Cup with an injury just
minutes before his pre-tournament press conference, drawing the
ire of Australian co-captain Lleyton Hewitt, his team mates and
the media.
The 27-year-old has not played since October and an ankle injury
forced him to skip warm-up tournaments in Adelaide as well,
before Djokovic offered to play him in a practice match that
will be played at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena.
"Wow Nick Kyrgios is bad for the sport! Wow what a disgrace, a
national embarrassment! How dare he sell out another stadium,
the arrogance," Kyrgios said in a sarcastic tweet on Tuesday.
Former American player Noah Rubin questioned the timing of the
exhibition match just before a Grand Slam to which Kyrgios
responded: "Well to be fair it will bring more crowd than any of
your matches."
Tickets for the match, a repeat of last year's Wimbledon final,
were priced at A$20 ($14) each with the proceeds going to the
Australian Tennis Foundation.
The Australian Open begins on Monday.
(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Nick Macfie)
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