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Following his 7-6(0) 5-7 6-4 defeat, Kyrgios smashed his racket
into the ground and it bounced and nearly struck a ball boy. The
28-year-old also swore at a fan during the match as he
repeatedly clashed with the crowd and the chair umpire.
Kyrgios was fined $20,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct and $5,000
for an audible obscenity, an ATP spokesperson said in a
statement.
Nadal said after the match that the ATP needed to review things
and make decisions to avoid a repeat of similar incidents and a
number of players have called for stiffer penalties to curb
outbursts after a series of incidents in recent matches.
American Jenson Brooksby threw his racket in frustration and
accidentally hit a ball boy during his first-round win over
Federico Coria at this week's Miami Open, for which he received
a point penalty instead of a default.
Last month, world number four Alexander Zverev received a
one-year probation following an expletive-filled tantrum at the
ATP 500 event in Acapulco, where he smashed his racket against
the umpire's chair and verbally abused him.
Zverev, who was expelled from the tournament, was fined $40,000
and forfeited more than $31,000 in prize money before being
handed a suspended eight-week ban and being fined an extra
$25,000 by the ATP following a review.
(Reporting by Hritika Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken
Ferris)
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