In yet another display of petulance Nick Kyrgios received a second warning in four days during his first-round win at the Shanghai Rolex Masters in Shanghai for complaining about the 'f****** surface', while also blasting the ball-kids for being too slow and saying, 'I hate this place'.
Kyrgrios took issue with a cameraman who was ejected after multiple warnings for talking on the side of the court during points, and regularly berated the ball-kids for being too slow.
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that when his friend and countryman Bernard Tomic arrived to watch the second set - taking up a seat near to Kyrgios' mother Nil - he let him know exactly how he was feeling: 'Mate, it's an absolute circus. Cameraman's been talking in the middle of a point... Ball-kids... It's just unbelievable. I've never seen anything like it.'
It was the young, inexperienced ball-kids he reserved his worst wrath for though.
The youngsters who were most likely totally new to working at a professional tournament struggled throughout with some unsure where to stand, others delivering unwanted balls to the players when they didn't want them, and a seemingly constant struggle getting enough of the balls to the server's end.
It was all too much for Kyrgrios who asked one ball-girl if she was awake. For a man who wastes no time between points, it was very frustrating and after one of the delays Kyrgrios said in exasperation: 'What's going on here? Wait 15 minutes to hit the first serve!'
After his match on Monday Kyrgios complained that the event in Shanghai did not live up to his expectations. He said: 'It was tough. There was a lot of stuff going on out there today. It almost felt like I was playing a lower level event.
'It was a bit crazy. The cameramen were talking in the middle of the point. It just wasn't as professional as I thought it was going to be out there. I didn't think it was fair on any of us. I was just expecting a lot more obviously from a Masters event.'
When asked about his apparent frustrations with the ball-kids, Kyrgios replied: 'I wasn't unhappy. I guess they're just amateur ball kids. They've just been picked. You can't be too hard on them.'
Despite his two recent warnings. Kyrgios – who is currently without a coach and revealed that he is in no particular rush to get one - insisted that he actually feels his behaviour has improved in recent weeks as the suspended ban looms over him. He said: 'To be honest, I'm not thinking about it too much. I know it's there, but I'm still showing a lot of emotion.
'I feel as if it's helped me a little bit, everything that's happened in the last couple months. I feel like I've definitely picked up my act a little bit. But I'm playing well and I'm enjoying myself, so that's what matters.'
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Kyrgrios took issue with a cameraman who was ejected after multiple warnings for talking on the side of the court during points, and regularly berated the ball-kids for being too slow.
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that when his friend and countryman Bernard Tomic arrived to watch the second set - taking up a seat near to Kyrgios' mother Nil - he let him know exactly how he was feeling: 'Mate, it's an absolute circus. Cameraman's been talking in the middle of a point... Ball-kids... It's just unbelievable. I've never seen anything like it.'
It was the young, inexperienced ball-kids he reserved his worst wrath for though.
The youngsters who were most likely totally new to working at a professional tournament struggled throughout with some unsure where to stand, others delivering unwanted balls to the players when they didn't want them, and a seemingly constant struggle getting enough of the balls to the server's end.
It was all too much for Kyrgrios who asked one ball-girl if she was awake. For a man who wastes no time between points, it was very frustrating and after one of the delays Kyrgrios said in exasperation: 'What's going on here? Wait 15 minutes to hit the first serve!'
After his match on Monday Kyrgios complained that the event in Shanghai did not live up to his expectations. He said: 'It was tough. There was a lot of stuff going on out there today. It almost felt like I was playing a lower level event.
'It was a bit crazy. The cameramen were talking in the middle of the point. It just wasn't as professional as I thought it was going to be out there. I didn't think it was fair on any of us. I was just expecting a lot more obviously from a Masters event.'
When asked about his apparent frustrations with the ball-kids, Kyrgios replied: 'I wasn't unhappy. I guess they're just amateur ball kids. They've just been picked. You can't be too hard on them.'
Despite his two recent warnings. Kyrgios – who is currently without a coach and revealed that he is in no particular rush to get one - insisted that he actually feels his behaviour has improved in recent weeks as the suspended ban looms over him. He said: 'To be honest, I'm not thinking about it too much. I know it's there, but I'm still showing a lot of emotion.
'I feel as if it's helped me a little bit, everything that's happened in the last couple months. I feel like I've definitely picked up my act a little bit. But I'm playing well and I'm enjoying myself, so that's what matters.'
Nick Kyrgios gets ANOTHER code violation at the Shanghai Masters after win | Daily Mail Online