Nick Kyrgios rages at umpire and claims fan is smoking marijuana in stands during foul-mouthed rant at US Open
NICK KYRGIOS claimed a fan was smoking marijuana on court at the US Open today.
The exuberant Aussie tennis star ranted at umpire Jaume Campistol during his second round match in New York.
Kyrgios was playing Benjamin Bonzi on the Louis Armstrong Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.
But he seemed to be put off by something in the crowd at Flushing Meadows.
In the sixth game of the second set, he turned and yelled to the umpire "you don't smell that?"
At the change of ends after the seventh game, he continued his chat with the umpire from in his chair.
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Kyrgios fumed: "You think that's normal? You don't want to remind anyone not to do it, no?"
The umpire's response wasn't picked up on the broadcast.
But Kyrgios hit back: "It's not even the kitchen mate, it's f***ing marijuana.
"Obviously I'm not going to complain about food smells.
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"When athletes are running side to side and they have asthma already, obviously it's not ideal."
The umpire proceeded to issue a warning to fans about not smoking in the stadium.
Kyrgios eventually went on to win the match in four sets and book his place in the third round.
He said after the match: "People don't know. I'm a heavy asthmatic.
"When I'm running side to side, I'm struggling to breathe, probably not something I want to be breathing in in between points."
A US Open spokesperson said: “We have a no-smoking, no-vaping policy. We want to ensure that is adhered to.
“We’ve heard Nick’s comments to the umpire and in his press conference.
“If what he is said is true, and it might well be, we will do a better job of enforcing policy.”
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Earlier this summer, Kyrgios accused a spectator at the Wimbledon final of looking "like she's had about 700 drinks."
He is being sued for defamation by the fan, who was removed from Centre Court during the final against Novak Djokovic.