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Shanghai Masters: Nick Kyrgios fined after walk off

Australian No.1, Nick Kyrgios, has been deprived of his first round prize money of $21,000 and fined an additional $10,000 after a walk off after losing a tie break in the first round.

Kyrgios abandoned the match to the astonishment of his opponent, Steve Johnson and umpire Fergus Murphy after losing the first round to a tie break.

The Australian had become increasingly upset after he was penalised by umpire Murphy for an audible ribaldry when he was heard saying he would quit if he lost the tie break.

Kyrgios however blamed it on a stomach bug but went against ATP rules by not seeking medical attention after retiring from the match. He was handed a point penalty earlier as warning after he smashed two balls out of the court in anger and was subsequently fined $10,000 for misconduct.

The Australian apologised on Twitter:

“I want to apologise to the fans in Shanghai and those that watched around the world on TV today. I’ve been battling a stomach bug for the last 24 hours and I tried to be ready, but I was really struggling on the court today, which I think was pretty evident from the first point.

“My shoulder started to hurt in the practice today, which didn’t help either, and once I lost the first set I was just not strong enough to continue because I’ve not eaten much for the past 24 hours.”

Nick Kyrgios was found wanting in previous season of the Shanghai Masters for similar offence after he lost the second set against Mischa Zverev, telling the umpire Ali Nili “Can you call time so I can finish this match and go home?” On that occasion he was fined a total of $16,500 for misconducts.

He was fined $10,000 for displaying “lack of best efforts” in a match, $5,000 for verbally abusing a spectator and $1,500 for unsportsmanlike conduct.

Kyrgios had hurried to a 6-3, 6-1 defeat to Mischa Zverev, making no effort to return serves and failing to run for balls. At one point he had walked to his seat without waiting for Zverev’s return after he served over the net.

He also had yelled at a fan who criticized his actions shouting back “You want to come here and play?”

The Australian tennis player received sanctions and fines for his misconducts on court, as well as the possibility of a 28-day suspension and an additional $25,000 fine if he picked up any other major offenses in a six months period. He ended his probation period in February this year.

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