On his 25th birthday, Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has become the victim of a hilarious online prank after Greek superstar Stefanos Tsitsipas posted his phone number online.
The pair have become close friends on tour, with Kyrgios defending him after he found himself under intense scrutiny after a wild outburst during Australia's ATP clash against Greece in January.
However, he may not be as quick to come to his defence after being pranked on his 25th birthday by the world number six.
As countless others wish Kyrgios well on his birthday, Tsitsipas took to Instagram with an image of himself holding up a cardboard sign captioned: “Lift others up”, with a phone number containing an Australian mobile code.
Eventually, fans caught on to the fact that is was Kyrgios' number, with the Australian commenting "You are an absolute idiot, everyone stop calling me!!!!!” on the post.
The wave of phone calls got too much for the 25-year-old, who was forced to tell fans on his story to stop calling him.
“What’s up guys, I understand it’s my 25th birthday, but please I understand that Tsitsipas posted my number on his Instagram,” he said on his Instagram story.
“Please stop calling me, I can’t even play music, can’t do anything,
“Please stop calling my cell phone.”
Kyrgios has been very active throughout the lockdown, helping out struggling Australians by delivering food boxes around Canberra to those in need.
However, he has been less than enthusiastic about the proposal by Roger Federer to merge the ATP and WTA tours, stating "Did anyone ask the majority of the ATP what they think about merging with the WTA and how it is good for us?" on social media.