‘Next level date night’: Kyrgios fans flames of new romance after ugly split

Nick Kyrgios has sparked further rumours of his new love interest after a public sighting leads many to believe he’s moved on from Chiara Passari.

Nick Kyrgios is getting on with life after splitting from ex-girlfriend Chiara Passari, spotted in the crowd on Saturday night as he watched the Illawarra Hawks beat the Sydney Kings in their National Basketball League (NBL) clash.

Kyrgios caught the action alongside Costeen Hatzi, who The Daily Telegraph recently reported is the Aussie tennis star’s new love interest.

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According to the Daily Mail, Hatzi is an aspiring influencer who this year graduated from university with a degree in psychological science.

Hatzi shared a clip of Saturday’s basketball game from her perfect vantage point on Instagram and even the NBL’s official social media account spruiked the pair’s appearance.

Next Level date night.#NBL22pic.twitter.com/T7zNwrHN9p

— The NBL (@NBL) December 11, 2021

Hatzi and Kyrgios appear to be an item. Photo: Instagram.

Will she be courtside at the Australian Open in January? Photo: Getty Images.

Earlier this month Kyrgios’ former flame Passari opened up on their tumultuous 18-month relationship, describing his behaviour as “manipulative”.

After returning from overseas in October, Kyrgios and Passari were put in separate rooms at their quarantine hotel when South Australia police were alerted to a verbal argument between them.

It came after Passari shared an image of Kyrgios in bed with a “naked girl” on Instagram and accused him of cheating on her.

Kyrgios and Passari started dating in the middle of last year, just three months after Kyrgios split from Russian tennis player Anna Kalinskaya. Passari has since claimed Kyrgios “love-bombed” her in the early stages of their relationship.

“He love-bombed me for the first three months,” she told TheDaily Telegraph.

Passari also described Kyrgios as “manipulative” and said he was looking for cracks in their relationship “to use against me”.

Things turned sour between Kyrgios and Passari. Picture: Instagram

She has since publicly called out the tennis star. Picture: Instagram

Passari said she had received very little negative feedback from people after publicly sharing the details of her relationship woes with Kyrgios on social media.

“Surprisingly not from social media at all,” she said. “Of course a message here and there saying I am … doing it all for attention and followers.

“Other than that, people really did feel for the situation.

“Why would I want to have attention on me from a story that makes me look weak and walked all over as I kept forgiving him and going back. It’s not for attention, it’s for awareness.”