Nick Kyrgios recently called out a tennis media outlet for labeling him as the player with the 'most wasted potential'. The Australian responded by saying that he reached a Grand Slam final despite starting his career during an era where Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Andy Murray were at their peaks.Kyrgios recently responded to a tennis-centric Instagram handle for labeling him as the 'most wasted potential' in a post where several men's tennis players were given superlatives. Apart from the Aussie, Roger Federer was lauded for his forehand, while Stan Wawrinka's backhand also garnered appreciation.Novak Djokovic was labeled as the best returner, with the best mentality, and best overall. Rafael Nadal was praised for his IQ, while him and Federer were identified for having the best bromance. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe biggest point of contention was Kyrgios being labeled the 'most wasted potential'. The Aussie did not take the tag lightly and responded to the post:"Rough."Source- setandsmash Instagram's handleHe then shared the post on his Instagram story and pointed out that he had reached a Grand Slam final (Wimbledon 2022) and risen up the ranks when Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, and Murray were all still in their prime."Sheesh Grand Slam finalist. coming up in the era of prime Federer, Nadal, joker and Murray," he wrote.Source- Nick Kyrgios' Instagram handleNick Kyrgios on his wrist injury: "Challenging time... the hardest of my career"Nick Kyrgios' injury struggles (Image: Getty)Nick Kyrgios opened up about his struggles with his wrist injury two months ago. In an interview with The Canberra Times from June 2024, he said that his wrist injury has been the most challenging time of his career."This has been a really challenging time - the hardest of my career," Kyrgios said.The 2022 Wimbledon finalist said that the surgery is not very common, hence he and his team are experimenting with the recovery process. He stated that no one has successfully made a comeback after this type of surgery, which provides him extra motivation to return to tennis."People aren't expecting me to come back, especially after an injury like this, so I would love to do that and play again. The process has honestly been brutal. The surgery was almost 10 months ago and it's not a very common injury, so we are experimenting how much we can push it. No-one has really come back from an injury like this before. To now, being back on court, it's pretty surreal," he said.Nick Kyrgios recently featured in the US Open Mixed Madness, partnering with Naomi Osaka. The duo lost their match to Amanda Anisimova and Taylor Fritz.