’Embarrassment’ Nick Kyrgios hits new low, say Aussie media
The HinduExplosive tennis star Nick Kyrgios is an embarrassment to Australian sport, domestic media screamed on Friday, branding his latest meltdown a “vile” new low. “It’s time the ATP adopted a heavy-handed approach and ban Kyrgios from this month’s US Open,” added Jones, who hosts Nine’s Australian Open coverage. “Nick Kyrgios’s behaviour in this match was, yet again, that of a jerk,” he said on Twitter, adding that Murphy was well-respected on the tour. It was despicable behaviour rightly fined by ATP.” The Australian newspaper was brutal in its assessment of Kyrgios’ behaviour, saying his “most vile outburst yet” was “akin to a child having a tantrum”, while the tabloid Sydney Daily Telegraph said: “The Nick Kyrgios show has sunk to a new low.” Kyrgios, who picked up four fines of US$20,000 each for unsportsmanlike conduct plus another US$20,000 for verbal abuse, has a history of poor behaviour.