Nick Kyrgios complains about marijuana fumes during his US Open second round match against Benjamin Bonzi
Nick Kyrgios complained to the chair umpire that he could smell marijuana smoke during his US Open second round match against Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi. The 23rd seed was leading 7-6 4-3 in his match on Louis Armstrong stadium when he made the complaint to the chair umpire. Ad «You dont want to remind anyone not to do it or anything.
No?» A visibly irritated Kyrgios said. US OpenUS Open order of play, Day 4 – When are Nadal, Swiatek and Williams sisters playing?2 HOURS AGO «It was f***** marijuana. Marijuana.
It was smoke. Obviously I'm not going to complain about food smells, obviously not. »Obviously when athletes are moving side-to-side and when they have asthma already it's probably not ideal." The chair umpire then requested that the crowd refrained from smoking.
US Open rules state that those attending the tournament should «refrain from smoking, as this is a smoke free environment.» He said: «Ladies and gentleman as a courtesy to the players please refrain yourselves from smoking around the court.» 'Best I've felt in years' — Murray beats Nava to reach US Open third round 'I don't like that!' — Clijsters and Corretja defend Nadal over service criticism Matt Chilton on Eurosport commentary said: «Nick Kyrgios was complaining to the umpire saying that he was inhaling marijuana fumes. »I can't believe that anybody is allowed to smoke in the stadium. I didn't see any of it myself.
It's a moot point. «At Wimbledon people are standing in huddles smoking all around the club. I always think that's bizarre.