WATCH: Nick Kyrgios up to his old antics again as he serves underarm and smashes racket
It was all in a day’s work for Nick Kyrgios as he served underarm, smashed a racket and chatted on his phone after his defeat in the first round of the Madrid Open.
The Australian fell at the first hurdle in the ATP Masters 1000 event on Sunday as he was beaten by Jan-Lennard Struff with the German winning 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 in a match that lasted just over an hour.
Made of the right Struff!@Struffitennis beats Kyrgios 7-6(4) 6-4 in Madrid to reach round 2.#MMOpen pic.twitter.com/9DkoHv1lQs
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) May 5, 2019
But while he didn’t come out on top in terms of the result, Kyrgios provided fans with entertainment of his own as he took out his frustrations on his racket.
Actually, the fans didn’t like it too much as they booed him.
(🎥@TennisTV ) #MMOPEN pic.twitter.com/rbe79CAJia
— doublefault28 (@doublefault28) May 5, 2019
He also produced another underarm serve, which unfortunately didn’t win him the point.
Struff/@Struffitennis /(🎥@TennisTV ) #MMOPEN pic.twitter.com/sZMf8c4IkV
— doublefault28 (@doublefault28) May 5, 2019
And after the match he was on his phone in a flash, presumably to check what people are saying about him on social media.
Nick Kyrgios not too concerned he just lost his 1st Round match in Madrid #ATP #MMOpen 📱🎾 pic.twitter.com/lkuXuBPB02
— John Horn (@SportsHorn) May 5, 2019
In the other first-round result of the day, Felix Auger-Aliassime beat fellow Canadian and Next Gen star Denis Shapovalov 6-2, 7-6 (9-7) to set up a second-round date with Rafael Nadal.
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