Ben Stiller explains awkward Nick Kyrgios moment that left people thinking they had 'beef'

Ben Stiller has spoken out after finding himself the subject of a Nick Kyrgios comeback during the Aussie's Indian Wells quarter-final clash against Rafael Nadal. The 26-year-old was jeered on by someone in the crowd when he quipped back with a joke involving the actor, who was sat front row to watch the popcorn match eventually won by the Spaniard.

Kyrgios matched his career-best showing in Indian Wells last month by making the last four, when he took on Nadal who was then undefeated for the 2022 season so far. The current world No 77 took an early break in the first set and had the chance to close it out but was broken as the 21-time Major champion went on to win 7-6(0) 5-7 6-4.

The recent Australian Open men's doubles champion was engaging in some dialogue with himself during the match over his first serve when a spectator decided to join in and call out, prompting the 26-year-old to hit back at the heckler and ask why he was telling him how to play tennis. "Do I tell him how to act?" Kyrgios responded, pointing to Stiller in the front row.

It led to some believing the beef was between the six-time title winner and the American actor, but Stiller has now cleared things up and explained what happened during a recent appearance on The Daily Show. "It was the weirdest thing," the Emmy award winner told Trevor Noah.

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"Basically what happened was Nick Kyrgios, he talks to himself a lot during the matches, and he kept on saying, 'Oh, man, get your first serve in, get your first serve in.' And there was a gentleman next to me who decided when he started to serve to tell him, 'Yeah, get your first serve in'," he explained, recalling the bizarre