Nick Kyrgios has found himself in the unusual position of receiving widespread adulation following a gesture at the Australian Open.
The eccentric Kyrgios and partner Thanasi Kokkinakis were midway through the first set of their doubles quarter-final with Tim Puetz of Germany and Michael Venus of New Zealand when the Australian's partner served a fault.
The tennis ball bounced the way of compatriot Kyrgios, who then brazenly hammered it away only to strike a young boy in the crowd.
