Kyrgios fined $35,000 for tirade at umpire in Miami loss
Australian star Nick Kyrgios was fined $35,000 by the ATP on Thursday following his stormy row with umpire Carlos Bernardes in a Tuesday loss at the Miami Open.
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Nick Kyrgios fined for four separate offences by ATP after Miami Open meltdown against Jannik Sinner
Nick Kyrgios has received fines totalling $35,000 (£26,640) from the ATP for four separate offences during his Miami Open defeat to Jannik Sinner. The Australian picked up three $5,000 fines, one for audible obscenity and two for unsportsmanlike conduct, with a further $20,000 fine for verbal abuse. Ad/> Kyrgios, who picks up $94,575 in prize money for reaching the last 16, lost his cool with chair umpire Carlos Bernardes during the straight-sets loss to Sinner.
Kyrgios fined $35,000 for Miami Open violations
Nick Kyrgios has been fined $35,000 for his behaviour during a fourth-round loss to Jannik Sinner at the Miami Open in which he criticised the umpire and smashed his racquet, the sport's governing ATP said on Thursday. After repeatedly berating umpire Carlos Bernardes for failing to control the crowd at the Masters 1000 tournament on Tuesday, Kyrgios received a point penalty in the first set tiebreak for telling a friend in the stands he could do a better job officiating.
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Jannik Sinner retires Miami Open match a day after overcoming Nick Kyrgios outburst
Jannik Sinner has been forced to retire from the Miami Open just one day after dispatching Nick Kyrgios in a fiery match that saw the Aussie receive two code violations as he took issue with both the court and the chair umpire. The ninth seed was trailing Francisco Cerundolo 1-4 in their quarter-final on Wednesday when he forfeited the match, allowing the world No 103 to progress to his maiden Masters semi-final.
Jannik Sinner and Paula Badosa both retire from Miami Open quarter-finals against Fran Cerundolo and Jessica Pegula
Fans at the Miami Open on Wednesday afternoon were left short-changed as both men's and women's quarter-finals ended in retirements. Jannik Sinner suffered foot blisters to hand Fran Cerundolo a first-ever spot in the last four of a Masters tournament, while Paula Badosa couldn't battle through the ailment she had felt during the previous round, giving Jessica Pegula a pass to the semi-finals. Ad/> Both Sinner — who had beaten Nick Kyrgios in the previous round — and Badosa called it a day in their respective first sets, coincidentally both at 1-4 down.