Australian firebrand Nick Kyrgios has sensationally lost his cool after being knocked out of the doubles at the Miami Open.
Kyrgios and American Taylor Fritz were bundled out of the tournament by Guido Pella and Joao Souza 7-6(4) 6-7(3) 10-8.
Kyrgios was infuriated at certain points during the match, but let loose once it was over.
In footage taken courtside and uploaded to social media, Kyrgios can be heard yelling obscenities and calling the chair umpire a disgrace.
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“What the f*** is wrong with you?!” Kyrgios screamed at the umpire before smashing his racket on the ground.
“You’re a f***ing disgrace. F***ing disgrace.”
The adults win. The kids lose. Great match. NK gives a proper breakdown to keep his reputation intact. #MiamiOpen #Kyrios pic.twitter.com/tM1sNZibfw
— Ken C 🎾☀️🌴 (@tnns_ken) March 23, 2019
Kyrgios was exasperated by a number of contentious line-calls and overrules made by the chair umpire.
The 23-year-old can then be heard remonstrating with someone sitting courtside.
"You think that’s alright? You think it’s alright: yes or no?” he asks.
“Yes or no? That’s not an answer. He’s a disgrace.
"Come out here and play 100 per cent and deal with idiots like him.
"Does he get fined for his mistakes? It's rubbish, man."
Opinion was divided over the incident, with many arguing that Kyrgios had a right to be angry after so many controversial decisions.
Others thought it was the same old stuff.
He better get fined. They got docked one point during the match after NK’s second code violation when he called the umpire an idiot.
— Ken C 🎾☀️🌴 (@tnns_ken) March 24, 2019
Basically it was normal NK stuff. There were though several overrules by the umpire which sent NK, of course, to another dimension. NK basically thinks he’s always right and takes supreme umbrage when everyone else doesn’t agree with him.
— Ken C 🎾☀️🌴 (@tnns_ken) March 24, 2019
