Nick Kyrgios smashes two racquets after walking off court


Nick Kyrgios has a meltdown of some kind at nearly every tournament, it's because that's usually what happens.

Kyrgios again displayed his short temper, this time at the Cincinnati Masters on Wednesday.

At the end of the second set of his second round 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 loss to Karen Khachanov, Kyrgios got into it with chair umpire Fergus Murphy after Murphy refused to let him take a bathroom break.



Kyrgios ignored him and went to the bathroom anyway and promptly broke two rackets and for good measure, calling Murphy a ""f****ing tool" at the conclusion of the match.
He slammed two racquets on the floor in a corridor and in the third set engaged in repeated disputes with Murphy.

Russia's Khachanov, 23, dominated the deciding set to win 6-7 (3-7) 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 and reach round three.

Khachanov, who plays Lucas Pouille in the last 16, said Kyrgios has "great talent" but "sometimes the head is not in the right place".

Kyrgios clashed with Murphy at the Washington Open two weeks ago and also swore at the official at Queen's in June.

BANG, BANG!! 💥💥

Nick Kyrgios absolutely DESTROYED two racquets and the commentators lost it 😂 😂

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— ESPN Australia & NZ (@ESPNAusNZ) August 15, 2019

Kyrgios also had issue with the service clock, as he felt rushed to complete his first serves.
He was handed a court violation at the end of the second set, when he walked off court for less than a minute to smash two of his racquets.

When Khachanov closed out the decider, Kyrgios told Murphy he was "a tool" and chose not to shake the official's hand.

Kyrgios, who won his sixth career ATP singles crown two weeks ago in Washington, also complained last week in Toronto in an apparent dispute over why he could not have a white towel during a match.

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