Nick Kyrgios’ nightclub party girls revealed

THE two glamorous women who partied with Aussie tennis star Nick Kyrgios have revealed details of the nightclub dalliance.

THE two young tennis stars pictured partying with Nick Kyrgios outside a London nightclub have revealed details of the encounter.

Monique Belovukovic and Chelsea Samways were the two women pictured at the Cirque Le Soir nightclub with Kyrgios. Their version of events though is not as scandalous as what their photos’ suggest, as both claim they are simply ‘friends’ with the Australian star.

Belovukovic admitted that she was aware that Kyrgios was involved in a relationship with fellow Australian tennis player Ajla Tomljanovic, and that there was nothing untoward about their nightclub outing.

“We are just friends, we all know he has a girlfriend and no one wants to mess that up, Belokuvic told the Daily Mail.

“We were all just having a good time, we entered (the nightclub) as friends and left as friends, nothing more. It was all completely innocent.”

Instagram image of Monique Belovuković - who has been photographed partying with Nick Kyrgios in London.

Kyrgios pocketed a cool $59,000 after crashing out of the first-round at Wimbledon, and it seems he was happy to use some of it to help entertain his friends.

“Nick bought drinks all night for the whole table and we had a few vodka shots while enjoying the music,” Miss Belovukovic explained.

Samways revealed that she only met Kyrgios that evening and was introduced to the tennis star by Belovukovic.

Belovukovic has been friends with Kyrgios since childhood, having played at the same tennis tournaments around Australia frequently.

She said that the two catch up whenever they are in the same city, and she was proud to see the career Kyrgios has made for himself on the tennis court - despite the criticism the young Aussie faces for his on-court antics.

“Everyone reacts to stress differently and its just his way of letting out his frustration, he doesn’t do it for attention,” Belovukovic said.

“Nick is actually really nice and the coolest guy off the court.

“He’s gained a lot of confidence over the years, but he’s still the same guy I met when I was 11.”

Instagram image of Chelsea Samways - who has been photographed partying with Nick Kyrgios in London.

But the late-night revelry with Kyrgios has landed Samways in some strife with her father.

The 18-year-old won’t be having too many late nights in the near future. Her father Lawrence Samways said “Chelsea’s grounded”.

“My daughter is only 18 and a sweet girl. She’s been out all time of the night. I don’t like it. So I’ve taken her car away. She won’t be going out like that again,” he told Britain’s Daily Mail.

Pictures of 22-year-old Kyrgios, Ms Samways and Australian-born rising tennis star Monique Belovukovic, also 18, outside Cirque Le Soir in London’s Soho district at 3am emerged on Tuesday, hours after he pulled the pin on his first round match after two sets.

Mr Samways said he wanted to “knock out” Kyrgios for getting involved with his daughter, who “sneaked out” to meet him.

He said he had no idea she was going out, and didn’t want “any of this nonsense” to get in the way of her tennis career.

He said: ‘I had no idea she was going out with Kyrgios. Like all young tennis players, she knows the others on the circuit and she is friends with Monique [Belovukovic]. And she [Monique Belovukovic] knows Kyrgios.”

The proud father continued: “Chelsea has been playing tennis since she was four years old. She is very committed. She’s done everything to get to the top of her sport – training, exercise, diet.

She’s just has won a scholarship to a university in Florida to play tennis. She has got the visa and everything.

British-born Chelsea Samways was the other woman who was partying with Kyrgios.

Monique Belovukovic, a rising tennis star, was one of the girls pictured with Kyrgios.

Kyrgios has been in a relationship with Croatian-Australian tennis player Ajla Tomljanovic for more than a year, but she did not appear to be with him in London this week.

Tomljanovic, who is not competing at the tournament, is still believed to be dating Kyrgios.

There has been speculation over the pair’s relationship after he shared a photo of them on his Instagram page six days ago, saying he ‘missed’ my lil (sic) coach.’

Yesterday, Sunrise hosts David Koch and Sam Armytage engaged in a spirited debate about whether Nick Kyrgios should have been partying into the early hours of the morning at a London nightclub after withdrawing from Wimbledon with injury.

Kyrgios’ decision to party just hours after citing an ongoing hip complaint for his premature Wimbledon exit divided the Sunrise panel.

Armytage and sports reporter Mark Beretta were convinced it was a poor look.

“A blonde and a brunette, no wonder he’s got dodgy hips ... ” Armytage said. “Where was the girlfriend?”

“If he can put one foot in front of the other, he should be on the court,” Beretta added. “If you can be out at a nightclub you can play Wimbledon.”

But Koch described that argument as “crap”. “Should Nick be sitting in his room reading Harry Potter,” he said.

Nick Kyrgios with girlfriend Ajla Tomljanovic.

It comes in the wake of alarming numbers that confirm Kyrgios’s chronic hip injury needs urgent attention if the mercurial talent is to re-emerge as a Grand Slam tennis force.

As Kyrgios awaits results of an MRI scan after being forced to retire mid-match at a major for the second time in nine months, it can be revealed the 22-year-old’s failing body has cost him one of the most enviable records in the game.

Before his hip issue surfaced ahead of last year’s US Open, Kyrgios won 20 from 20 matches against unseeded or lower-ranked opponents at the slams. Not even all-time greats Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic could boast such flawless reliability.

But since battling the problem, which hinders his ability to push off for his explosive serve and “virtually everything” else he tries on the court, Kyrgios has crashed out of the past four grand slams to lower-ranked rivals.

The world No. 20 has failed to progress beyond even the third round in falling to Ilya Marchenko, Andreas Seppi, Kevin Anderson and Pierre-Hugues Herbert on his most recent visits to New York, Melbourne, Paris and Wimbledon.

With Kyrgios reluctant to undergo surgery, former Australian Davis Cup captain and world No. 1 John Newcombe is advising the Canberran to embark on a rigorous fitness regime to transform his brittle body.

“You’ve got to look back over the last couple of years. It was okay when Nick was 18 and 19, but he hasn’t been working as hard as he should,” Newcombe said. “With his build, he needs to really have strong muscles and ligaments around all the joints.

Australia's Nick Kyrgios receives treatment at the end of the second set, before retiring from his men's singles first round match against France's Pierre-Hughes Herbert.

“And because he’s not strong enough, they’re breaking down as he’s entering his 20s.

“We saw it with Mark (Philippoussis) that the joints started to break down, a little bit later because Mark did do some work at different times.

“Nick can play a five-set match, but the body’s not strong enough to hold the joints together at the arm and the shoulder and the knees and the hips.

“So you’re getting constantly a breakdown because the support structure is not there.

“Nick needs to take a couple of months and find the best trainer he can and make a dedicated effort to himself: ‘I’m going to get as fit as I possibly can’. If he does, he’s top five, six in the world.”

He may have lost credibility with his Wimbledon antics, but countryman Bernard Tomic climbed to his career-high ranking after undergoing double hip surgery three years ago and is encouraging Kyrgios to also bite the bullet. “He just needs to do it because there is a lot of players that have done it — Raonic, Lleyton, myself,” Tomic said.

“He needs it done because he’s serving and he’s an explosive player and he’s using those hips and legs. I feel he has to put aside a couple months.

“I was out for five months. He’s not doing two hips, I believe. One shouldn’t be a problem. Should be back enjoying tennis in a couple months.”

— with AAP