Basic rule of tennis, you never get bored in front of a Nadal-Kyrgios.

On a purely sporting level, the Spaniard struggled to overcome the Australian in three sets in the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells Masters 1000 (7-6, 5-7, 6-4).

The recent winner of the Australian Open, who will play Alcaraz in the semis, made a lot of mistakes and was generally hampered by his rebel opponent, who managed to get out of his match on his own as often with Kyrgios .

Nick Kyrgios almost hit a ballboy when he smashed his racket on the ground in rage after his quarterfinal elimination from Indian Wells by Rafael Nadal, and did not like being asked about it at a press conference .

" What do you want me to say ?

Was that my intention?

No.

Did I throw the racquet close to him?

It landed a meter from my foot, it bounced and almost hit it.

I am a human being.

These things happen,” replied the Australian.

Kyrgios annoyed by questions about broken racquet

“It was a very unfortunate rebound.

I think if I did it a million times, it wouldn't be like this.

It was three meters from the kid.

Is that a question you're going to ask me after a three-hour battle against Nadal?

Is that why you come here?

“, he cursed at the place of the journalist, who insisted by reminding him that the teenager had to bend down to avoid the racket.

“He dove, he ducked, he ducked, he ducked, he ducked.

He lowered himself.

Jesus.

Very well.

If that's what you're asking me… He wasn't hit.

It was an accident.

It was definitely not like Zverev.

I didn't hit him, luckily, and that wasn't my intention.

The kid is fine.

Great question, congratulations,” Kyrgios replied, clapping, extremely annoyed.

The public knocked Kyrgios off his hinges

During the match, the Australian also often belched names of birds, attacking spectators who shouted during the exchanges.

"Shut up the whore... of mouth", he yelled in the tie-break of the first set, the referee giving him a penalty point.

“I don't expect the crowd to support me.

When we play against Rafa, 99% of people will be behind him.

I just want those people, who bought tickets to come see us play, not to shout before the service.

That's all,” he explained.

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