Kyrgios abuses umpire, poses for selfie and is docked a game in Miami Open defeat

Nick Kyrgios once again lost his cool as he succumbed to defeat in an extraordinary match at the Miami Open on Tuesday.

The Australian went down to a 7-6, 6-3 loss to Jannik Sinner in their fourth round match and clashed with the chair umpire, Carlos Bernardes. Kyrgios started well, forcing his Italian opponent into saving break points in successive games. But he soon vented his frustration at the surface, which he believed was playing too slow, and then at the volume of Bernardes’ walkie-talkie.

“Unbelievable!” he shouted during a change of ends towards the end of the first set. “Miami – one of the biggest tournaments – and you guys can’t do your jobs. It’s embarrassing!”

The world No 102 then slammed his racket into the ground as he fell behind in the tiebreak and was subsequently docked a point before double faulting to hand the first set to Sinner.

To recap, Sinner-Kyrgios from 5-3 in the tiebreak- Unsportsmanlike conduct, point penalty Kyrgios- NK DF on set point- NK shouts at umpire Bernardes- NK destroys racquet, game penalty *on his serve*- Fan runs on-court for a selfie- Sinner hasn't said a word, leads 7-6 2-0*

Kyrgios was still unhappy at the docked point at the start of the second set.

“What’s unsportsmanlike? What is unsportsmanlike?” he said to Bernardes repeatedly, before demanding to see a tournament official. The 26-year-old then smashed his racket to the ground again and Bernandes docked him a game, handing a break to Sinner. The Italian never looked back as he sealed a place in the quarter-finals. As if the match wasn’t chaotic enough, a fan ran on to court during play to pose for a selfie with Kyrgios.

Kyrgios appeared to hold no animosity towards Sinner, and the pair chatted amiably at the net at the