Nick Kyrgios has launched another outburst in the direction of the chair umpire. The Australian was fined a total of £26,500 for his tirades in Indian Wells and Miami last month, and he flew off the handle once again during the US Clay Court Championship in Houston this past weekend.
While competing against home favourite Reilly Opelka in the semi-final, the 26-year-old was spouting obscenities and arguing with official Joshua Brace. After yelling more foul language, the big server was penalised a point late in the second set.
A flustered Brace admitted he had made a mistake with a call at 5-5 in the second set. But with the score locked at 5-5, 30-30, Kyrgios lost the plot. He lost the next point with a distracted error, after earning his second warning for more on-court swearing, getting docked the point which cost him the game at break point down.
