Nick Kyrgios, one of the most combustible characters in tennis who was recently fined a six-figure sum over a meltdown in Cincinnati, could be in ...
NEW YORK: Nick Kyrgios, one of the most combustible characters in tennis who was recently fined a six-figure sum over a meltdown in Cincinnati, could be in more trouble for describing the ATP as"corrupt" after his opening match at the US Open.
Kyrgios was asked if the fine - imposed for unsportsmanlike conduct, verbal abuse and audible obscenity after arguing with the chair umpire and smashing two rackets - had affected him. "Why are we talking about something that happened three weeks ago when I just chopped up someone first round," he added.The exchange continued even as Kyrgios' agent John Morris and an ATP official tried to intervene, as the Australian asked the reporter if he had ever sworn at someone.
Another journalist asked Kyrgios if he was suggesting that elite athletes were allowed to swear at people, to which he responded:"No. I am just saying people get frustrated. It happens."
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