'Who's ready?': Aussie tennis star Nick Kyrgios shocks fans by announcing OnlyFans partnership following split from girlfriend
The 30-year-old Aussie tennis player has partnered with streaming platform OnlyFans TV to co-host a new reality series titled Smash City.
Joining adult film star Rachel Starr and TV personality Sophie Stonehouse, Kyrgios fronts the four-part show, which pits eight OnlyFans creators against each other in a series of high-stakes pickleball games for a $20,000 prize.
"Who's ready to smash?" OFTV captioned the promotional video for the series, which launched on June 13.
The former world number 13, who became a part-owner of the Major League Pickleball team Miami Pickleball Club last year, is no stranger to the platform, having signed up to OnlyFans in 2023.
"I enjoyed hosting it, and I love competition in general," Kyrgios told Complex in May.
"Pickleball for me is very close to tennis, so that instantly caught my interest."
As for his own account on the site, the Wimbledon finalist said he values being able to share more of his personal world without venturing into explicit territory.
"I think the perception of OnlyFans is slowly changing," he said.
"I'm able to share a lot more of my personal life. I always do a lot of tennis content, but there's also things that I do in the gym and in my everyday life.
"I'm able to give my fans what they want."
The career pivot comes just months after Kyrgios confirmed his split from his girlfriend of four years, influencer Costeen Hatzi, in April.
The pair had started dating in 2021 after meeting via Instagram when Hatzi was selling a mirror.
Following their breakup, the 25-year-old told the Daily Telegraph on April 8 that "life's been good".
"I'm still going on with work and I have a few different brands that I'm working with at the moment," Hatzi said.
"I'm grateful to have this life and hopefully keep on going."
Around the same time, Kyrgios also announced he would miss Wimbledon for the third consecutive year, due to ongoing injury issues.
He hasn't competed at the tournament since losing to Novak Djokovic in the 2022 final.
"Just wanted to give everyone a quick update- I've hit a small setback in my recovery and unfortunately won't make it back for grass season this year," he wrote on Instagram in June.
"This is just a bump in the road, though, and I'm already working hard to get back stronger than ever."
While sidelined from the court, Kyrgios has continued his commentary work, though this year he was snubbed by the BBC for Wimbledon coverage.
"It's unfortunate but it's probably their loss more than mine," he told The Guardian on June 21.
"When someone's beaten Federer, Nadal, Murray and Djokovic and has incredible insights, it's very strange you wouldn't want that person adding knowledge to tennis fans."
Instead, Kyrgios shifted focus to his own YouTube podcast 'Good Trouble with Nick Kyrgios', hosting a live show in London just days before the start of the tournament with Scottish broadcaster Gordon Smart.
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