London: Nick Kyrgios has been fined $25,000 by the ATP following his Queen's Club meltdowns.
The 24-year-old was involved in a series of heated exchanges with the umpires in his first and second round matches against Spain's Roberto Carballes Baen and Felix Auger-Aliassime on Thursday.
Kyrgios was slugged with the punishment for unsportsmanlike conduct on Friday, adding to the list of misdemeanours that have plagued him throughout his career.
The world No.40 was handed fines of $3600 and $7200 for two offences in the match against Carballes Baen.
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Kyrgios swore at umpire Fergus Murphy, mocked his hat, and threatened to walk off the court after a series of line calls that went against him.
He was then slugged with a $14,445 penalty for a similar offence in the match with Auger-Aliassime for smashing the ball out of the court.
That earned him a code violation from umpire James Keothavong – one of several flashpoints from the combustible Canberran.
It is the second big fine Kyrgios has been slapped with in two months after his chair throwing antics at the Italian Open in May cost him a fine of over $30,000.
On Thursday Kyrgios bemoaned the poor officiating he claims is hurting the game when matches are played on outside courts at ATP tournaments and called for umpires to be punished for making mistakes.
"I just don't think, at this level of sport, that we should have line judges and umpires that aren't making the right decisions," Kyrgios said.
"And I know what happens. Nothing happens. They get a little slap on the wrist.
Nick Kyrgios has been fined for his outbursts at Queen's Club.Credit:PA
"They don't get any warning or fine or anything for their mistakes. So what's the difference?"
Last year at Queen's Kyrgios was fined following his semi-final defeat to Marin Cilic after making suggestive gestures with a water bottle.
Few former tennis stars are perhaps better qualified to try and fathom the inner workings of the volatile Australian than the original "superbrat" John McEnroe, but even the American great struggles to figure him out.
McEnroe, the bane of officials' lives in the 1980s with his regular tantrums, at least balanced his behaviour with seven grand slam singles titles and long stints as world No.1.
Yet McEnroe believes outside of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, Kyrgios elevates the game like few others.
"He brings an electricity to tennis. That's why everyone is trying to figure a way to work through this so he can get to a place where he can go out and feel free to compete and give the effort," Eurosport analyst McEnroe said.
Kyrios has admitted "tanking" or not trying in several matches throughout his chequered career and in Rome this year walked off court mid-match after hurling a chair in a match against Caspar Ruud.
McEnroe said the lack of effort was more concerning than the outbursts.
"That's the part that gnaws at the players. I don't care if he throws a chair on the court or does what he does," he said.
"The part that I have a problem with, and I am assuming 99 percent of the rest of the Tour do,Read More – Source
London: Nick Kyrgios has been fined $25,000 by the ATP following his Queen's Club meltdowns.
The 24-year-old was involved in a series of heated exchanges with the umpires in his first and second round matches against Spain's Roberto Carballes Baen and Felix Auger-Aliassime on Thursday.
Kyrgios was slugged with the punishment for unsportsmanlike conduct on Friday, adding to the list of misdemeanours that have plagued him throughout his career.
The world No.40 was handed fines of $3600 and $7200 for two offences in the match against Carballes Baen.
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Kyrgios swore at umpire Fergus Murphy, mocked his hat, and threatened to walk off the court after a series of line calls that went against him.
He was then slugged with a $14,445 penalty for a similar offence in the match with Auger-Aliassime for smashing the ball out of the court.
That earned him a code violation from umpire James Keothavong – one of several flashpoints from the combustible Canberran.
It is the second big fine Kyrgios has been slapped with in two months after his chair throwing antics at the Italian Open in May cost him a fine of over $30,000.
On Thursday Kyrgios bemoaned the poor officiating he claims is hurting the game when matches are played on outside courts at ATP tournaments and called for umpires to be punished for making mistakes.
"I just don't think, at this level of sport, that we should have line judges and umpires that aren't making the right decisions," Kyrgios said.
"And I know what happens. Nothing happens. They get a little slap on the wrist.
Nick Kyrgios has been fined for his outbursts at Queen's Club.Credit:PA
"They don't get any warning or fine or anything for their mistakes. So what's the difference?"
Last year at Queen's Kyrgios was fined following his semi-final defeat to Marin Cilic after making suggestive gestures with a water bottle.
Few former tennis stars are perhaps better qualified to try and fathom the inner workings of the volatile Australian than the original "superbrat" John McEnroe, but even the American great struggles to figure him out.
McEnroe, the bane of officials' lives in the 1980s with his regular tantrums, at least balanced his behaviour with seven grand slam singles titles and long stints as world No.1.
Yet McEnroe believes outside of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, Kyrgios elevates the game like few others.
"He brings an electricity to tennis. That's why everyone is trying to figure a way to work through this so he can get to a place where he can go out and feel free to compete and give the effort," Eurosport analyst McEnroe said.
Kyrios has admitted "tanking" or not trying in several matches throughout his chequered career and in Rome this year walked off court mid-match after hurling a chair in a match against Caspar Ruud.
McEnroe said the lack of effort was more concerning than the outbursts.
"That's the part that gnaws at the players. I don't care if he throws a chair on the court or does what he does," he said.
"The part that I have a problem with, and I am assuming 99 percent of the rest of the Tour do,Read More – Source
