Tennis star Nick Kyrgios signs deal to join OnlyFans

The video subscription company OnlyFans has a new content creator: Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios.

The 28-year-old said in a press release he joined the website “to disrupt the way sports stars share content”.

He said fans would get to “see all different sides of me” on the site, which is best known for creators who share X-rated content to subscribers willing to pay a monthly fee for access.

“Gaming, tattoos, my intimate side — it’s all on the table and I’ll be bringing fans along for the ride!”

“But also they’ll get to see all different sides of me,” Kyrgios continued.

Kyrgios is one of the first, and likely the most prominent, professional male athletes to join OnlyFans, according to Forbes.com.

He was runner-up to Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon in 2022 but was sidelined by injuries for nearly all the past season, playing just one official singles match in 2023.

The plan to interact with the public on OnlyFans was announced on Thursday via a press release and confirmed by Evolve, the talent management agency formed by Naomi Osaka that represents Kyrgios.

“Launching an OnlyFans was a no-brainer,” he said in the press release.

“They are revolutionising social media and I wanted to be a part of that. Athletes can no longer just show up on the court or the field. We have to show up online too. I want to create, produce, direct and own content. That’s the future.”

London-based OnlyFans is a subscription site where people can pay creators for photos and videos. It includes sexually explicit content, something Kyrgios will not be posting.

NIck Kyrgios is frequently outspoken off the tennis court and often outlandish on it.Credit:

“Nick is a disruptor, so it’s great to see him joining our platform, finding new ways to share his content and express himself,” OnlyFans CEO Keily Blair said in the press release.

Kyrgios is frequently outspoken off the tennis court and often outlandish on it, drawing attention for antics that sometimes draw punishment from the sport’s governing bodies. He is a talented athlete whose serve is among the biggest in the game and who has proven capable of beating the very best, including Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.

He’s been ranked as high as No. 13 in the world – although currently does not have an ATP ranking because of his extended absence from competition – and owns seven singles titles. He has earned more than $US12 million in prize money.

Kyrgios teamed with good friend and compatriot Thanasi Kokkinakis to win the 2022 Australian Open men’s doubles championship.

The best singles performance by Kyrgios came at Wimbledon last year, when he made it past the quarter-finals of a grand slam tournament for the first time and grabbed the opening set of the final against Djokovic before losing 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6.

Even those two weeks of sustained excellence were memorable for more than forehands and backhands. Kyrgios was fined $US10,000 at Wimbledon after spitting in the direction of a spectator he said was heckling him at his first-round match and $US4000 for cursing during a contentious third-rounder against Stefanos Tsitsipas, who accused him afterward of “bullying” and having “a very evil side.”

During the event, word emerged from Australia that he was due in court to face an assault allegation; in February 2023, he escaped conviction on a charge of common assault after pleading guilty to shoving a former girlfriend in 2021.

The tennis season that just concluded began on a sour note for Kyrgios when he was forced to withdraw from the Australian Open in January because he needed arthroscopic knee surgery. He later dealt with a wrist problem.

Hours before he pulled out of Wimbledon in early July, Kyrgios was asked at a press conference whether he missed tennis during all the time away.

“No, I don’t miss the sport at all, to be fair. I was almost dreading coming back a little bit. But it’s my job.”

AP