Nick Kyrgios breaks 2 Racquets after getting Frustrated with the umpire’s call


Nick Kyrgios breaks 2 Racquets after getting Frustrated with the umpire’s call

Nick Kyrgios

Nick Kyrgios is known for being short-tempered and ill-mannered on the court. Kyrgios has had huge arguments be it with his opponents, the umpires, or the crowd.

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Kyrgios doesn’t believe in blindly abiding by the match officials’ judgments, he believes in speaking out however he feels about the calls. This time around the Aussie was seen arguing with the umpire, Fergus Murphy.

“The WORST Ref in the game” said Nick Kyrgios

Nick Kyrgios
Nick Kyrgios

Nick Kyrgios was playing against Karen Khachanov at the Cincinnati Open. After two close sets, both of them were tied up with one set each to their names.

Kyrgios however had a rift with the chair umpire Fergus Murphy after the ending of the second set. During the changeover, Kyrgios shouted out, “The WORST ref in the game, the WORST hands down. Every single time I play he does some stupid S***, every time”

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After which the Aussie was given a code violation by the same umpire. Kyrgios got so frustrated with the situation that he asked the umpire if he could go to the washroom.

While going to the bathroom Kyrgios was seen carrying 2 racquets with him, he went into the arena as the camera followed him and as soon as he reached a place outside the umpire’s earshot he broke both the racquets on the floor of the hall inside. The officials following him got scared by Kyrgios’ aggression.

After returning, Kyrgios began wrapping a new grip around a new racquet. Even after receiving a couple of time violation warnings and the umpire telling Kyrgios that he isn’t allowed to do that now, the Aussie still kept wrapping the grip around his racquet.

While standing and wrapping the grip, the Australian kept saying, ” What? I am here! He can serve, he can serve the ball, I am ready. I am returning bro just serve the ball”

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His opponent however waited for Kyrgios to finish getting the grip on his racquet in place and only then the match began. Nick Kyrgios after all the drama lost the match against Khachanov and also received a fine of a whopping $167,000.

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