Does Nick Kyrgios have tattoos?

Australian tennis player Nicholas "Nick" Kyrgios was born on April 27, 1995. During his junior career, Kyrgios won the French Open, the 2012 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2013 Wimbledon Championships doubles tournaments, along with the Australian Open singles title. After turning professional in 2013 and as of December 2024, he has won a total of 11 ATP titles, including seven singles and four doubles as of December 2024. His career-high singles ranking is No. 13, reached in October 2016.

Kyrgios made it to 11 finals, including a Masters 1000 final at the 2017 Cincinnati Masters and a major final at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships. In doubles, Kyrgios attained a career-high ranking of world No. 11 on November 7, 2022, when he and Thanasi Kokkinakis won a major doubles title at the 2022 Australian Open. Only Kyrgios, Dominik Hrbaty, and Lleyton Hewitt have defeated all three of the Big Three (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic) in their first meetings.

Nick Kyrgios’ tattoos

Nick Kyrgios stands out due to his extensive body of tattoos, which cause a stir on social media. A handful of his tattoos are included below, including the massive Pokemon tattoo that covers his entire back, multiple quotes on his arms and legs, and tattoos of famous athletes like Lebron James and Kobe Bryant.

Pokemon Tattoos

The NY Post reports that Nick Kyrgios unveiled a new, enormous tattoo on his back that features several famous "Pokemon" characters, indicating his love for the beloved Japanese anime series. It has characters like Blastoise, Dragonite, Snorlax, Alakazam, Charizard, Lapras, Mewtwo, and Gengar and stretches across the back of the 6-foot-4-inch tennis player. He wrote in the Instagram caption of the behind-the-scenes video, “POKÉMON GANG 4 LIFE. HAD TO COOK UP SOMETHING CRAZY!!!!”

Further, he said that he enjoys Japanese anime and video game series. He frequently tweets about playing the interactive online game "Pokémon Go," which lets users locate characters using their phone's GPS and capture them with their device's camera.

Five tattoo artists from the Ganga Tattoo Studio in Los Angeles expertly created the intricate design, which paid respect to the franchise. Prominent athletes, including Lakers players LeBron James and Anthony Davis, frequent the store, along with a host of other celebrities like Post Malone and Jake Paul. In August 2022, King Jame's son Bronny even had a variety of tattoos done by the studio's owner, Joaquin Ganga.

Quotes Tattoos

On Nick Kyrgios’ right forearm, he inked the words "Time is Running Out" and, directly above it, a broken feather. And on his legs, there's another quote: "Give a man a mask and he will become his true self." (via Getty Images)

74 Tattoo

Nick Kyrgios’ right middle finger has a tiny tattoo of the number "74." It symbolizes the age at which his grandmother died in 2014. (as per The Sydney Morning Herald)

Kobe Bryant Tattoo

Nick Kyrgios is an outspoken Celtics supporter who takes the sport very seriously. He shared a fresh sleeve tattoo honoring Kobe Bryant on Instagram. He shared a video showcasing his ideas while creating his new ink. He also had a pair of Air Jordan 1s, and LeBron James added to the late Bryant's artwork.