Should you had been questioning the place the subsequent Nick Kyrgios flare-up was coming from, the query was answered on Wednesday night time. On the Cincinnati Masters, the world’s most controversial tennis participant launched into one other racket-smashing row with umpire Fergus Murphy, earlier than crashing out in three tumultuous units.
A positive of $113,000 was levelled on Thursday night time by the match supervisor, which far outstripped the $39,120 that Kyrgios earned in prizemoney for his first-round win over Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego. This was damaged down underneath a number of headings: $85,000 for 5 counts of unsportsmanlike conduct, one other $20,000 for verbal abuse, $5,000 for audible obscenity and $3,000 for leaving the courtroom.
But that might not be the tip of it. An ATP assertion stated that the organisation “is trying additional into what occurred throughout and instantly after the match to see if extra motion is warranted underneath the Participant Main Offense part of the code. That might lead to a further positive and/or suspension.”
In latest weeks, Kyrgios had been incomes headlines in additional standard model. Solely 10 days in the past, he received the Citi Open in Washington – his second title of the yr – and he started this match towards world No 9 Karen Khachanov in a equally centered method, shifting out to a 7-6, 4-3 lead. There have been early indicators, although, of bother forward. Kyrgios was complaining of foot and ankle points, and disrupted the TV broadcast by throwing his towel over a courtside digital camera.
