Kyrgios thrown out of Italian Open after on-court outburst

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - ATP 500 - Acapulco Open, Acapulco, Mexico - March 2, 2019 Australia’s Nick Kyrgios in action during his Final match against Germany's Alexander Zverev REUTERS/Henry Romero - Copyright HENRY ROMERO(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 16/05/2019 - 16:33•Updated 26/04/2024 - 12:56

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(Reuters) - Nick Kyrgios was defaulted from his second round Italian Open clash against Norway's Casper Ruud on Thursday after the hot-headed Australian hurled a chair on to the court.

World number 36 Kyrgios, who was broken in the third set, threw his racket to the floor before kicking a water bottle and flinging a chair towards the centre of the court.