Hollywood actor Ben Stiller got closer to the action than he'd bargained for at Indian Wells on Thursday after Nick Kyrgios used the star as a prop to make a heckler be quiet.
The often-outspoken tennis talent was level on one set apiece during his quarter-final clash against Rafael Nadal when one spectator pushed his luck too far. Wild card Kyrgios, 26, was serving at deuce in the fifth game of the deciding set, at which point he decided to confront the heckler sat courtside.
After replying "no" when Australian star Kyrgios asked if he was any good at tennis, Kyrgios retorted: "Exactly, so why are you speaking?" He swiftly followed up by pointing to Stiller—star of hits like Dodgeball and There's Something About Mary —who was sat next to his wife and actress Christine Taylor nearby, adding: "Do I tell him how to act? No."
