Tennis
by Bianca Mastroianni & Nic Savage
4th Feb 2021 5:22 AM
Nick Kyrgios stormed off the court and called the chair umpire a "smarta***" after being awarded a time violation during Wednesday evening's game against Harry Bourchier.
During the second set of the Murray River Open clash, Kyrgios was repeatedly complaining about the limited time he had between serves.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, ball kids are no longer permitted to bring towels to players between points, meaning Kyrgios needed to retrieve the towel himself.
The Australian eventually lost his temper when chair umpire Nacho Forcadell called a time violation towards the end of the set, prompting him to storm off the court.