Nick Kyrgios should stay away from the tennis court for a long, long time!
Nick Kyrgios should be banned from the ATP Tour.. period! In the second round of the Masters 1000 event in Cincinnati, Karen Khachanov defeated the Aussie 6-7, 7-6, 6-2 in two hours and 13 minutes but no one will remember the score or any point from this strange encounter, with Kyrgios turning it into a one-man-show yet again. The problem is, he has crossed the line this time and should receive the biggest possible fine from the ATP or even moved away from the action for a couple of months at least, giving him enough time to think about his acts and how much he is destroying this beautiful sport! Fergus Murphy had the bad luck to serve as the chair umpire of this match and went to the hell and back thanks to the Aussie who used every opportunity to throw all the possible tantrums at the Irish.
Fergus and Nick already had some tough moments in the past, like at Queen's back in June and he was waiting for one dubious situation to start his charade, using the shot clock as an excuse and drawing Rafael Nadal into the story, many times. Karen had a 5-2 lead in the opener and it seemed that a calf injury bothered the Aussie who admitted he would have retired if he had lost the opener, which would have been the best for him! Somehow, Nick broke back in game nine and fended off a set point at 5-6 to set up a tie break that he won 7-3 after a booming ace. The problems with Murphy erupted in the second set, with Kyrgios accusing Murphy of starting the shot clock way too fast and calling him a potato, not the happiest nickname for someone who comes from Ireland! Having that incredible ability to play on a high level despite not even thinking about the things on the court, Kyrgios reached the second set tie break after fending off four break chances in the ninth game, losing it 7-4 and attacking the umpire by labeling him as the "worst fuc**ng umpire on the Tour."
Like that wasn't enough, he asked for a toilet break, went to the hallway and smashed two racquets he carried with him, with Murphy missing a chance to gave him a game penalty once he returned to the court. Nick was given a time warning at the beginning of the final set and carried on about the players from the top and the umpire all the time, losing focus and the last four games of the match to propel Karen into the last 16. The Aussie sealed one of the worst performances ever on the tennis court in terms of the behavior by calling Fergus "a fuc**ng tool" and spitting towards him. The ATP released a short match report like it was a normal tennis encounter but they will have to react quickly, with Kyrgios who doesn't belong to the men's tennis family with lunatic shows like this one, crossing every possible line and deserving a massive fine before taking him down from the Tour completely if this doesn't stop!
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