Posted: 21:34, 29 March 2022 | Updated: 01:13, 30 March 2022
Nick Kyrgios was lucky to escape the disqualification on Tuesday night, after launching a series of attacks on the referee during his defeat at the Miami Open. The stormy Australian was punished with a game penalty – leaving himself an offense away from a bankruptcy – in the 7-6, 6-3 defeat by Italy’s Jannik Sinner in the fourth round. Kyrgios ended his performance by shouting at the Brazilian referee Carlos Bernardes that he was an “absolute clown” after shaking hands with his opponent in the net. Nick Kyrgios had a day to forget when he left the Miami Open in the fourth round on Tuesday He was about to be ruled out by Brazilian referee Carlos Bernardes, calling him a “clown” Having started the match complaining about the speed of the field and the noise from a portable radio during a point, he was given a first warning. He then gave a 3-5 point penalty in the tiebreak for unsportsmanlike conduct. The change of limbs was imposed the match penalty because he broke his racket in his chair. “This is one of the biggest tournaments and you can not do your job, it is a shame”, Kyrgios was furious. “I sincerely want to know what is happening to you. The crowd hates you. “ The crowd had also upset him, leading him to declare: “Everyone is just the worst.” The ATP Tour must now decide whether to suspend him or impose another fine after the .000 18,000 he tied up two weeks ago at Indian Wells after losing to Rafael Nadal. The circuit is infamously lenient when it comes to players’ eaves. Kyrgios later said: “If the crowd disapproves of you, you are not doing a good job. I have never participated in a match where the referee has been hated so much. ATP does not give af ***. ‘ “How much do I bring to the sport? This is the problem with tennis is that it does not protect our stars at all. We like to chase them away. The change of limbs was imposed the match penalty because he broke his racket in his chair “ATP never defends its players and stands against them. I’ve gotten used to it, I’ve gotten used to it all my career and it sucks. “I have an incident where I threw a racket that did not hit anyone, I know it can be dangerous, but I came back the next day and apologized to the child the next day. He will remember it for the rest of his life. “I, my girlfriend, my team all have to deal with the bad comments and the ATP does not give af ***”. Meanwhile, Cam Norrie said he was unhappy with his own stance after being eliminated in the fourth round 6-3, 6-4 by world No. 8 Casper Ruud. The British No. 1 wore a strap around a small leg of the calf and later stated that he let it distract him more than he needed to. Despite the defeat, he still had a chance to enter the top 10 in the world next week. Stormy Australian failed to control his emotions throughout his defeat
