Kyrgios lost 1-2 in a set against Russian Karen Chatjanov in the second round of Cincinatti's ATP tournament, and along the way he offered a lot of "entertainment".
- He is a very big talent but sometimes he does not have his head with him, says Chatjanov after the victory.
Kyrgios, ranked 27th in the world, has many times lost his temper on the track. This time it happened after he lost the second set, and anger was directed at Judge Fergus Murphy.
"Hard to play against him"Kyrgios suddenly said he would go to the bathroom and walked away with two rackets in his hands - even though Murphy said there was no time for it. The cameras followed and got to see Kyrgios walk into a corridor, smash the rack to the floor, calmly pick them up again and head back out onto the track.
An unfocused Kyrgios then lost the decisive set clearly - on the decisive match ball he did not even try to beat Chatjanov's return - and afterwards he refused to shake hands with Fergus Murphy while delivering a couple of curses to the referee.
- It is very difficult to play against him, not only for me but for everyone. You have to try to handle it, and if you do, you can win the game, ”says Karen Chatjanov, who meets Frenchman Lucas Pouille in the third round.