Nick Kyrgios suffers meltdown in defeat to Jannik Sinner at Miami Open and blasts umpire Carlos Bernardes

Nick Kyrgios completely lost the plot as his fine run at the Miami Open came to an abrupt halt in a straight-sets defeat to Jannik Sinner in the fourth round. The fiery Australian became embroiled in an ongoing verbal battle with both himself and chair umpire Carlos Bernardes that completely undermined his performance in what was initially a tight encounter. Ad/> In contrast, Sinner remained ice cool and fully focused to book a place in the quarter-finals with a 7-6(3) 6-3 victory.

ATP MiamiWatch: Bublik wows Kyrgios with 'crazy' trick shot at Miami OpenYESTERDAY AT 13:38 Reflecting on how he avoided being distracted by the circus at the other end of the net, Sinner told Amazon Prime: “I just tried to stay in the present moment. I know that he can raise his level immediately, especially when he breaks. At 4-3 (in the second set) if I serve worse there, he can get back into the match.

I tried to stay calm somehow and think I’ve done a great job today. He continued: “Today, I raised my level a bit. I tried to play a bit more aggressive.

The conditions are a bit easier, it’s not as windy. I tried to stay close to the lines. I also served well in important moments.