![]() ![]() He regularly berated and abused chair umpire Fergus Murphy during the match.Īt one point, Kyrgios left the court without permission for a bathroom break, only to be captured on television smashing two of his racquets in a corridor under the stands.Īt the conclusion of the match he called the umpire a "f***ing tool" before spitting in his direction. ![]() In total Kyrgios was fined $166,000, the biggest financial penalty in the history of men's professional tennis. The ATP found him in breach of eight offences for his behaviour during his second-round loss to Russian eighth seed Karen Khachanov at the Cincinnati Masters. Unsportsmanlike conduct - point penalty ($29,512)įor all of Kyrgios's obvious talent, his achievements pale compared to McEnroe and yet he's racking up sanctions at a rate no player in history can match. And so September 11, 2001, began like any other morning in the McEnroe household, with.July 1991 - Fined 10,000 for swearing at linesman in Wimbledon loss against Stefan Edberg, picked up by television microphone. This is extremely rare in professional tennis, even taking John McEnroe's history into account." Breaking down the fines: Kyrgios v Khachanov April 1991 - McEnroe admits own behavior on court 'sickens me' after receiving a code violation and point penalty during defeat by fellow American Todd Witsken in Hong Kong. Nick Kyrgios by comparison really belittles the officials. ![]() I just found him to get quite angry from time to time. "I never found him (McEnroe) to be threatening. ![]()
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