‘They’re f***ed’: Gordon Ramsay roasts Nick Kyrgios’ eggs in cooking showdown
Nick Kyrgios blamed the banter, Gordon Ramsay blamed the player, as the tennis star whipped up an Aussie breakfast classic — complete with some very questionable eggs.
It was “two bad boys and one kitchen” when Nick Kyrgios swapped the tennis court for Gordon Ramsey’s kitchen, with a cooking showdown between the pair broadcast on the British chef’s YouTube channel.
The rally quickly turned into roasting — literally, when Kyrgios, tasked with frying eggs for his Aussie bacon-and-egg sandwich, watched in horror as his pan turned traitor. Ramsay, in classic form, quipped: “When they’re brown they’re cooked, when they’re black they’re f***ed” — before declaring he’d never seen eggs “stick like s**t to a pan”.
Kyrgios, laughing and blaming the heckling chef for the disaster, pleaded for a redo, only to be told the crispy eggs were already toast— “crispier than your bacon”.
“What the f**k is that?” Ramsay said of the eggs as the tennis pro assembled his sandwich with bacon and ketchup.
However, Ramsay was complimentary of it, proving that it’s mostly about the taste, and less about the presentation.
The quirky exchange comes as Kyrgios withdrew from the US Open, abandoning the men’s singles event days after pulling out of his mixed doubles pairing with Naomi Osaka.
The Australian had been due to compete at the grand slam in New York for the first time since 2022 where he reached the quarter-finals but persistent injuries, including a “cooked” knee, have ended his campaign before it began.
US Open officials announced the withdrawal hours before unveiling the draw, saying the Australian veteran would be replaced by “a lucky loser”.
The 30-year-old has competed in one grand slam this year, playing at the Australian Open before missing Roland Garros and withdrawing from Wimbledon.
It comes as compatriot Alex de Minaur spent time on court at Arthur Ashe Stadium preparing for his grand slam campaign.
He described the venue as one of his favourite places to play, describing night games at the Queens venue as “electric”.
“You get a packed crowd, you get some insane energy from the crowd and that for the players, there’s no better feeling,” he said.
“You feed off the crowd. You feed off that energy, and ultimately, you just want to put on a good show for them.”
The 26-year-old, who will face fellow Aussie Christopher O’Connell in the first round, said the US Open held special memories for him.
“The US Open is always going to hold a pretty special place in my heart because it is the first time that I made the quarterfinals at a slam,” he said in a television interview on NY1.
“It was way back in the Covid year, even as a junior, it was my biggest result to date.
“I made the semi-finals as a junior, but it is a special tournament where I’ve played some really good tennis, and I do think it suits my game pretty well.”
Asked which competitors he was watching, he said Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz and world number one Jannik Sinner.
“You can’t go past Carlos and Jannik at the moment,” he said.
“They’re playing at a pretty high level right there, they’re setting the standard so ultimately, I feel like those are the two guys to beat.”
The Aussie had hoped to compete in the mixed doubles with British fiancee Katie Boulter this week but they were not included in the list.
Ranked eighth in the world, de Minaur said the hard court surface at Flushing Meadows suited his game style and said his plan was to take it one game at a time with plans to stick to his tradition of not looking at the draw.
“I don’t like looking at it,” he said.
“I’ll normally get my team members to just have a look at it.
“I’ll do my best not to have a look at it but nowadays, with social media, it’s everywhere.
“It doesn’t matter how many times I’ve told them that I don’t look at the draws. They normally tell me what the draw is anyway. So I’m a little bit more relaxed about it nowadays.”
Asked if he’d been allowed to enjoy a New York pizza slice, he joked his team allowed him the odd cheat meal and said he’d enjoyed exploring the city amid preparations.
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