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Tennis star Nick Kyrgios roasts Sam Smith over 'fisherthem' comment

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Published 01:17 8 Mar 2023 GMT

Tennis star Nick Kyrgios roasts Sam Smith over 'fisherthem' comment

The Aussie has had has say on the viral exchange.

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Featured Image Credit: Twitter/BBC/Alamy

Topics: Australia, Nick Kyrgios, Tennis

Max Sherry
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Max Sherry is a journalist for SPORTbible Australia. After migrating Down Under from London as a teenager, he instantly fell in love with Aussie sport and its culture. From NRL to AFL, cricket to rugby — you name it, Max watches it (with a beer in hand, of course). During his time at Fox Sports, he worked in the football department covering the Premier League, A-League, Socceroos and Matildas. Born a stone's throw away from West Ham's training ground, Max is obviously a die-hard Liverpool fan.

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Nick Kyrgios has had a dig at pop artist Sam Smith over his recent 'fisherthem' comments.

Smith, who identifies as non-binary and goes by they/them pronouns, made headlines last month when they corrected BBC co-host Alex Jones for calling them a 'fisherman'

Instead, Smith requested to be called a 'fisher-them'.

During their appearance on The One Show, the Grammy winner was seemingly misgendered when asked about their secret love for fishing.

Co-host Ronan Keating asked Smith: "You're a big fan of fishing?"

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To which they replied: "I do love fishing, yes! Yeah, I'd love to be a fisher-them."

Jones then asked: "What, like a fly fisherman?"

Smith then corrected her, saying: "I'd be any type of fisher-them.

"I think I would like to, one day, I'd just like to end my days fishing.

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"Like sitting on a bank."

They added: "I do it on the sea and I do it on lakes. I've never done it alone, someone's almost taught me."

When footage of the exchange made its way onto social media, it instantly went viral.

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Outspoken television personality Piers Morgan initially lead the chorus of people calling out the singer, tweeting: "Sam Smith needs to shut up."

And now Kyrgios has joined in, sharing a clip from the popular account @thatguysjokes on his own Instagram.

The caption on the original video read: "I think fisherthem might be the worst thing I've ever heard."

While Kyrgios wrote: "This is so cringe bro I can’t".

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His comment also included a crying-with-laughter emoji.

After missing the Australian Open through injury, Kyrgios hopes to return to his best and finally win a Grand Slam that has eluded him for so long.

"I think I can win the Grand Slam. I was two sets away, but it's weird, it's not for me. It's for everyone else. I could finally just rest," he said on Logan Paul's Impaulsive podcast.

"That [2022 Wimbledon final] was my chance. If I won, I would have retired, at least for a year or two. It's more of a hobby for me. I would chill at home, I love gaming. I'm pretty impulsive on the court, I have a lot of ups and downs. It's almost impossible.

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"Everything is done solo. It's boxing without contact. For me, you lose every week in tennis, so it's hard. There is only one winner every week, it's brutal."

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