U.S. Open tennis: Kyrgios fined for spitting, obscenities
NEW YORK –
Fiery Australian Nick Kyrgios has been fined US$7,500 for “spitting and audible obscenities” throughout his second-round win on the U.S. Open on Wednesday, match organizers advised Reuters.
The positive was the most important handed out to a participant on the match up to now.
The Wimbledon finalist maintained a operating dialog with himself all through his 7-6(3) 6-4 4-6 6-4 win over the Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi however boiled over when he was damaged late within the fourth set.
He instantly spat within the path of his gamers’ field and swore at a person there he deemed as being insufficiently supportive.
“Go residence if you happen to’re not going to (expletive) assist me, bro,” he shouted in the course of the changeover.
“You aren’t a spectator.”
Kyrgios additionally complained in regards to the scent of hashish throughout his evening match at Louis Armstrong Stadium, saying he was involved it might worsen his bronchial asthma.
Fines for unsportsmanlike conduct are nothing new to the big-serving 27-year-old.
He was fined for spitting in the direction of a fan after his first spherical win at this yr’s Wimbledon and once more for swearing at an umpire throughout his heated fourth-round victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Kyrgios can be being sued for defamation by a fan he accused of wanting like she had “700 drinks” throughout his defeat within the ultimate of the grass courtroom main, the place he additionally berated members of his gamers’ field.
(Reporting by Rory Carroll in New York; Modifying by Himani Sarkar)
