Nick Kyrgios scolds umpire, smashes rackets and loses in Miami | Tennis

In the tiebreak, Kyrgios received his first penalty – a point against – for criticizing Bernardes. He told someone along the track that he could better perform the function of umpire. According to Kyrgios, Bernardes failed to silence the audience.

After he repeatedly said “What is unsportsmanlike?” after the tiebreak. and hit the track with his racket on his bag, the world No. 102 received his second penalty: a game against. That immediately meant a service break, after which Sinner did not give away the lead.

“I just don’t think he had the public under control at all. People can have their own opinion about it, but I don’t think it was worth a point penalty,” Kyrgios said afterwards.

According to Kyrgios, it is unfair that he is in the news negatively, while the umpire can simply take his seat again this week. “That’s the point, he gets nothing. He won’t even get a slap on the wrist for his terrible performance as a referee. There will be no bad articles about him. He’ll just go to the next event, while I’ll have to deal with the negativity, just like my girlfriend and my team.”

Kyrgios (26) was fined two weeks ago at Indian Wells for throwing his racket.