Yesterday, in the second round of the men’s draw, Australian tennis star, Nick Kyrgios, had a tough battle against the French player, Benjamin Bonzi. Eventually, the Wimbledon 2022 finalist won the match in four sets; however, he grabbed the headlines for all the wrong reasons.

During the match, he spit at his own box as he was not happy. Notably, Kyrgios has a history of showing his emotions on court, as he received many fines and code violations because of that. After yesterday’s incident, he will most likely receive another fine from the tournament.

Nick Kyrgios’ spitting act at the US Open 2022

During his second-round match against Benjamin Bonzi, Kyrgios started in great fashion as he won the first two sets in no time. However, in the third set, the French player was up 40-30, 4-4 as he broke Kyrgios’ serve to get a crucial break. After that, Kyrgios spit in the middle of the court, aiming at his own box. You can see the clip below.

Eventually, Kyrgios was walking off with a continuous rant. Due to the spitting incident, he received a code violation from the chair umpire. While sitting, Kyrgios was saying “You are not a f**king spectator” aiming at his player’s box. Eventually, he lost the set 4-6; however, the Aussie came back in the fourth set and won it 6-4. After 2 hours and 56 minutes, Kyrgios beat Bonzi 7-6,6-4,4-6,6-4.

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Notably, this was not the first time Kyrgios had a spitting incident, as he also did the same thing at Wimbledon earlier this year. During his match against Stefanos Tsitsipas, he breached several rules. In total, he received around $17,900 fine at Wimbledon.

Kyrgios had a marijuana incident during his second-round match at US Open

During that match, another incident took place which got the world talking. In between the match, he complained to the chair umpire that someone from the crowd was smoking marijuana. Then, the chair umpire suggested that it was maybe from the kitchen, which Kyrgios was not buying.

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“It’s not even kitchen bro, it was f**king marijuana. There was smoke. Obviously, I’m not gonna complain about food smell,” Kyrgios said to the chair umpire. 

Later, at the press conference, the Aussie player revealed that he had a problem with asthma and the smell was unbearable for him. Despite all that, Kyrgios has safely reached the third round at the US Open, where he will face the American player, J.J. Wolf.