JAKARTA - Nick Kyrgios is back in the spotlight in the second round of the US Open against French tennis player Benjamin Bonzi.
After leading 4-3 in the second set, the Australian approached the referee to protest the smell of marijuana coming from the Louis Armstrong Stadium stands.
The 27-year-old explained that cigarette smoke can endanger players with asthma, such as himself.
"People don't know, I have severe asthma," he said, quoted by Marca, Friday.
"When I run from side to side, I struggle to breathe, so it's probably not something I want to touch."
When the match continued, the referee asked the audience to "hold themselves from smoking around the field".
Beyond that, the Australian also showed his poor temperament after his service was broken so he was 5-4 behind in the third set.
Then, Kyrgios condemned his team in the game change by asking them to go home if they didn't want to give him support on the pitch.
After that, he received an unsportsmanlike behavioral warning before losing in the third set. however, in the end, he successfully beat Bonzi 7-6 (7-3), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
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