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Furious Kyrgios calls racquet fling an accident
Updated On: 19 March, 2022 08:30 AM IST | Indian Wells | AFP
Kyrgios insisted the ugly incident was barely worthy of comment, and not on the scale, for example, of ATP colleague Alexander Zverev’s meltdown in Mexico, that saw the German fined $40,000 for bashing an umpire’s chair with his racquet
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Nick Kyrgios smashes his racquet during his match against Rafael Nadal. Pic/Getty Images; (Right) Rafael Nadal
Nick Kyrgios lashed out when questioned about a frustration-fueled fling of his racquet that sent a ballboy ducking for cover on Thursday after the Australian’s crushing loss to Rafael Nadal at the Indian Wells WTA and ATP Masters.
Kyrgios insisted the ugly incident was barely worthy of comment, and not on the scale, for example, of ATP colleague Alexander Zverev’s meltdown in Mexico, that saw the German fined $40,000 for bashing an umpire’s chair with his racquet. “Did I throw my racquet anywhere near him [the ballboy] originally,” Kyrgios said.
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