Nick Kyrgios fined $47,000 for 'unsportsmanlike conduct' during loss to Jannik Sinner at Miami Open
Nick Kyrgios has been fined $47,000 for his behaviour during a fourth-round loss to Jannik Sinner 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.
Tennis-Badosa, Sinner retire as early Miami Open action cut short
(Reuters) - The early action at the Miami Open quarter-finals was cut short on Wednesday, when Spain's Paula Badosa retired from her match against Jessica Pegula and Italian ninth seed Jannik Sinner did the same versus Francisco Cerundolo.
Badosa, Sinner retire as early Miami Open action cut short
The early action at the Miami Open quarter-finals was cut short on Wednesday, when Spain's Paula Badosa retired from her match against Jessica Pegula and Italian ninth seed Jannik Sinner did the same versus Francisco Cerundolo.
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.
'Absolute clown': Nick Kyrgios doubles down on criticism of umpire in Jannik Sinner loss, Andy Roddick, Tim Henman react
Nick Kyrgios has doubled down on his fierce criticism of umpire Carlos Bernardes that earned him a game penalty in a bad-tempered defeat to Jannik Sinner at the Miami Open. Kyrgios lost his cool towards the end of the first set and was given a first code violation for an audible obscenity. Ad/> He was hit with another penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct for something he said in the tie-breaker and docked a point.
Nick Kyrgios docked a game during chaotic defeat to Jannik Sinner at Miami Open
Nick Kyrgios lost his cool and picked up a game penalty as he crashed out of the fourth round at the Miami Open to Jannik Sinner on Tuesday.