Nick Kyrgios Shares Controversial Novak Djokovic Post After Bondi Beach Attack

Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has shared a viral post aimed at the Australian government after at least 16 people were killed in a mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach Hanukkah celebration.

At around 6:47pm local time on Sunday, two gunmen – Sajid Akram, 50, and his son Naveed, 24 – opened fire on more than 1,000 people on the first day of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, in the Archer Park area.

Police announced on Monday morning that 16 people were killed in the attack, including Sajid Akram, who was shot by police and died at the scene.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the two gunmen were acting alone and not part of a wider extremist cell. "There's no evidence of collusion, no evidence that these people were part of a cell," he told ABC.

Albanese said they were "clearly" motivated by "extremist ideology."

Police set up a cordon line at the scene of the mass shooting at Bondi Beach. Image credit: Getty

Since the incident, questions have been raised about whether Australia's gun laws remain fit for purpose. As per Reuters, the number of guns held legally has risen steadily for more than two decades.

Tennis player Nick Kyrgios shares viral post featuring Novak Djokovic after Bondi Beach attack

Kyrgios, who was born in Canberra, Australia, reposted a message aimed at the Australian government following the Bondi Beach attack.

As seen in the screenshot below, Kyrgios shared a post that read: "Australian Gov - Keeping you safe.", which was in response to two pictures – one of the gunmen, and the other of Novak Djokovic – in a post that was captioned: "One of these men was banned from Australia."

Djokovic arrived in Melbourne in January 2022 to compete in the Australian Open but was held in hotel detention after failing to produce evidence that he had been vaccinated or had been issued a valid medical exemption.

This was a requirement for anyone entering Australia at the time, as strict COVID-19 protocols were still in place.

Kyrgios shares post on X. Image credit: @NickKyrgios

A judge overturned the decision to revoke Djokovic's visa but the government stepped in to revoke the visa again, saying it was in the public interest.

The Serbian launched a legal fight to be allowed to stay but was later deported after his visa was cancelled on “health and good order grounds".

Back in January this year, Djokovic said he still suffers "trauma" when he visits Melbourne after being deported.

“The last couple of times that I landed in Australia, to go through passport control and immigration — I had a bit of trauma from three years ago,” Djokovic said.

“Some traces still stay there when I’m passing passport control, just checking out if someone from [the] immigration zone is approaching. The person checking my passport — are they going to take me, detain me again or let me go?” he added. “I must admit I have that feeling."