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Friday, 17 May 2019

Nick Kyrgios defaulted from Italian Open after hurling chair across court

  • Australian had been given a game penalty
  • Federer, Nadal and Djokovic all win twice in a day

Nick Kyrgios has been defaulted from the Italian Open. The volatile Australian was playing his second-round match against Norway’s Casper Ruud at the Foro Italico and had levelled the match at one set all after losing the opener.

After Ruud broke back to make it 1-1 in the deciding set, Kyrgios was given a game penalty, apparently for swearing at a line judge, and promptly erupted. He slammed down his racket, kicked a water bottle and hurled a chair on to the court.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2WTzcUB

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