Nick Kyrgios offers sweary response after Carlos Alcaraz outburst breaks guidelines

Nick Kyrgios responded after Carlos Alcaraz was seen throwing his racket on the Canadian Open. The world No 1 crashed out to Tommy Paul within the quarter-final on Friday and was visibly annoyed as he broke the ATP conduct guidelines along with his motion.

Alcaraz’s 14-match profitable streak lastly got here to an finish as he was shocked by Paul in Toronto. The American had defeated him on the Canadian Open 12 months in the past and was again once more to oust the highest seed 6-3 4-6 6-3.

The 20-year-old was visibly annoyed in the course of the match, berating himself for his stage. Tensions boiled over when he misplaced the primary set, with Alcaraz throwing his racket on the courtroom earlier than strolling over to it and selecting it again up.

When followers on Twitter complained that Alcaraz didn’t obtain a code violation regardless of breaking the principles, Kyrgios jumped to his defence and mentioned it was good to see his human facet. “Who the f**k cares….” the Australian mentioned as he reposted a video of the incident.

“The dude is gonna be carrying the tennis load for the next decade.. good on him for showing he is human. Frustrated not playing up to standards. Also let’s start giving codes to umpires.”

While Alcaraz didn’t obtain a mid-match code violation, he may nonetheless be fined after the match for throwing his racket. The official ATP guidelines state: “Players shall not violently, dangerously or with anger hit, kick or throw a racket or other equipment within the precincts of the tournament site.”

It means Alcaraz might be hit with a £394 ($500) penalty, with the rulebook additionally saying: “Violation of this section shall subject a player to a fine up to $500 for each violation. In addition, if such violation occurs during a match, the player shall be penalised in accordance with the Point Penalty Schedule.”