It did not take much to set off the volatile Australian Nick Kyrgios on Tuesday night. Angered by the late-arriving fans, bothered by the lights and flummoxed by Andy Murray’s defensive prowess, Kyrgios began to unravel. Quickly. It was precisely the sort of entertainment the crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium was hoping to see.
Three weeks earlier, Kyrgios made tennis fans wag their fingers when courtside microphones caught his crass remarks to Stan Wawrinka during a Rogers Cup match in Montreal. The trash talk ruffled the normally staid professional tennis community. The ATP fined him $10,000, with a stern warning that more penalties would be coming if he acted up again.