Australian tennis player Nicholas Kyrgios lost his cool several times during a quarter-final battle with Rafael Nadal in Indian Wells, California, after he found himself to be the subject of abuse from the crowd.
However, during the course of match, the Australian tennis star managed to pull actor Ben Stiller into his response to a noisy fan, leaving the crowd in splits.
Kyrgios was playing to reach the BNP Paribas Open semi-finals and the Australian player struggled to control his temper after continuous interruptions from the crowd.
As reported by Insider, the Indian Wells Masters crowd is infamous for being brash and rude. Kyrgios found himself at the receiving end of some such fans in the tournament and retorted back to an overly verbose fan by saying, “Are you good at tennis? Then why are you speaking?”.
He then turned and pointed to another part of the crowd where Hollywood actor Ben Stiller was sitting. Kyrgios gestured towards him with his racket and said, “Do I tell him how to act? No”, providing the perfect subject to the heckler’s response.
Watch the video here
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Does @NickKyrgios tell @BenStiller how to act? Don’t think so…#IndianWells pic.twitter.com/wrq9j5VBSi
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) March 18, 2022
Nicholas Kyrgios left the crowd amused with his response and even Stiller gave a smile to Kyrgios' response. Later on, after his quarter-final defeat to Rafael Nadal, Kyrgios also drew flak for smashing his racket on the ground.
Kyrgios lost 7-6 (7/0), 4-7, 6-4 to Nadal and smashed his racket, which nearly hit a ball boy who managed to dodge it in the nick of time.
However, Kyrgios cleared the air regarding his rash behaviour and also took to Twitter to share screenshots of his conversation with the ball boy after the incident. The Australian player apologized for his racket incident and even offered the boy another racket as a token of his apology.
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Does @NickKyrgios tell @BenStiller how to act? Don’t think so…#IndianWells pic.twitter.com/wrq9j5VBSi
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) March 18, 2022
Kyrgios also explained to SkySports how some members of the crowd impact the tennis match. He said that people should realize that they are spectators and should not scream out at players.
The Australian tennis player’s fans have responded to the incident, with most of them finding Nick Kyrgios’s behaviour funny and amusing.
A user hailed the tennis player for sticking on to his style.
You are the man Nick. Stick to your style, we will keep cheering you on. Wish I could have been there to support you today.
— Chris Dillon (@wzrd_chris) March 18, 2022
Another fan was glad that he did not fit the perception of a traditional tennis player.
Love how he doesn't fit the old, traditional mould of a tennis player.
— CaoimhÃn 🇮🇪☘ (@Speirsiuloir) March 18, 2022
On user also wrote that people should not speak out of turn.
Love how he doesn't fit the old, traditional mould of a tennis player.
— CaoimhÃn 🇮🇪☘ (@Speirsiuloir) March 18, 2022
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