Nick Kyrgios is one of Australia’s most recognisable tennis players, and he’s known for his antics both on and off court.
He was also known for his relationship wit his girlfriend, Costeen Hatzi, but the pair officially split last year.
Breaking his silence on their breakup in June, the tennis star took to Instagram to answer one fan’s question about whether he would “ever talk on the split with C” or if he was “keeping it private”.
Nick wrote, “Things happen. I wish her nothing but the best,” adding, “So many incredible memories that will stay with me.”
WHO IS COSTEEN HATZI?
Nick Kyrgios’ former partner Costeen Hatzi is an Australian social media influencer based in Sydney.
The pair met in 2021 and started dating in December of that year. They crossed paths when Costeen was selling a mirror on Instagram, as Nick was looking for one to buy and reached out to her.
Costeen even remarked that it was “love at first sight” for the pair.
In 2022, they took the next step in their relationship and moved in together in an apartment in Sydney.
Costeen graduated from university in May 2021, obtaining a bachelor of psychological sciences from the Australian Catholic University.
INSIDE NICK KYRGIOS AND COSTEEN HATZI’S RELATIONSHIP
In Netflix’s tennis docuseries Break Point, Costeen admitted to the camera that before her relationship with Nick began, she wasn’t much of a tennis fan.
“I never really watched a tennis game in my life, so yeah, this is all new for me,” she said.
However, that all changed over the course of their romance, as she frequently jetted around the globe to sit courtside and support her then-partner.
Nick’s manager Daniel Horsfall also commented on the positive and healthy nature of their relationship, admitting to ESPN that her presence on tour actually helped Nick’s performance and mindset.
“I’ve seen him in previous relationships, and they perhaps were taking him in the other direction,” he said. “[Costeen] lifts him up and gives him motivation and inspiration, and she’s just a great partner to him.”
As aforementioned, Costeen often accompanied Nick Kyrgios to his various matches across the globe, and frequently shared snippets of her travels.
In a recent interview with 9honey, Costeen shared that amongst the glamour of her relationship there was a lot of time alone.
Describing a typical tour day, “I wake up in the morning, we go get breakfast, then we go into the courts. Nick trains for about an hour and a half, we go back to the player’s lounge, eat some food, then come back home and Nick gets physio.”
“In my day to day life, Nick’s just my boyfriend,” she said.
“And then I go to his practice and there’s so many cameras, and people have been waiting for five hours, and I’m like, ‘Oh, you’re actually a really good tennis player too'”, she laughed.
She also wasn’t afraid to gush over her former partner, and regularly shared sweet and supportive messages to him on her Instagram page.
“I love you so much & I am extremely proud of you. What an achievement, there’s no one else more deserving than you,” she wrote after Nick and fellow Aussie tennis player Thanasi Kokkinakis won the Australian Open doubles title in 2022.
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