Nick Kyrgios

2022 - 3 - 18

Ben Stiller - kyrgios vs nadal

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Nick Kyrgios loses to Rafael Nadal in explosive Indian Wells quarter ... (ABC News)

The Nick Kyrgios show reaches new heights in his Indian Wells quarter-final loss to Rafael Nadal, including an angry interaction involving a Hollywood star.

How long?" How long? How long? Please." Look at the score! How long, bro?

'Do I tell him how to act?': Kyrgios drags Ben Stiller into wild running ... (Fox Sports)

'Do I tell him how to act?': Kyrgios drags Ben Stiller into wild running feud with tennis fan.

Despite the defeat, it was still Kyrgios’ best run at a ATP Masters 1000 level tournament in four years. Fortunately, it just missed a ball-boy as it rebounded dangerously close to the young worker. Down 0-6 and preparing to serve to stay alive in the set, Kyrgios swore at a member of the crowd who had disrupted him. It is between the first and second serve, a guy screaming out loud. Unbelievable job of controlling the crowd. If you’re going to allow that to keep happening over and over and over again.

Indian Wells Masters 2022: Nick Kyrgios makes amends after scary ... (7NEWS.com.au)

The 26-year-old Aussie endangered the ball boy with a flying racquet – now he's offered up a special gift to say sorry.

I think if I did that a million times over it wouldn’t have gone that way.” If anyone knows who that ball kid is, send me a message and I will send a racket to him. “My racquet took a crazy bounce and was never my intention. Did I throw the racquet anywhere near him originally? Obviously it was a very misfortunate bounce. No. Because I threw the racquet.

'Do I tell him how to act?': Kyrgios' brush with Ben Stiller during ... (The Sydney Morning Herald)

The Australian was one set away from becoming the first player to beat Rafael Nadal this year. But it was a brush with Ben Stiller which will have the ...

Eventually, he worked his way into one enough to break, as Nadal was serving to stay in the set trailing 5-6. But he couldn’t hold his nerve and clinch the first. It landed a metre from my foot and skidded and nearly hit him. It was Nadal’s 19th consecutive win to start the season. He clinched the set and claimed a 7-6 (0), 5-7, 6-4 win. The moment appeared to spur Kyrgios on, as he held serve.

Nick Kyrgios loses cool, smashes racket in obscenity-laced Indian ... (ESPN Australia)

Rafael Nadal defeated Nick Kyrgios 7-6 (0), 5-7, 6-4 Thursday to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open in a match featuring obscenities, ...

Early in the second set, the chair umpire scolded a man in the stands who repeatedly yelled, "Nick! Nick!" The umpire said, "Ten thousand people want to watch tennis and you're the only one screaming." He gave the bent racket to a young boy in the stands. "So obviously, I was frustrated, but it was a hell of a match." "Like, just sit and enjoy the show. "I think Nick had a great attitude during the whole match in terms of fighting spirit, and of course he has his personality, his character," Nadal said. Kyrgios dropped the balls he was holding and calmly walked to his seat. Nadal's drop shot caught Kyrgios by surprise and the Australian let loose with an F-bomb during the point. After the post-match handshake, Kyrgios walked to his seat and smashed his racket on the court. He also had leads of 3-1 and 5-3 in the set. "It landed a meter from my foot and skidded and nearly hit him," Kyrgios said. Nadal won three straight games to lead 6-5 in the first. "But I hold it emotionally, and mentally, I think I was ready to keep fighting."

Nick Kyrgios After Nadal Heartbreak: 'I Felt Like I Was The One To ... (ATP Tour)

Nick Kyrgios reacts after a quarter-final loss to Rafael Nadal at the 2022 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

"I've never said anything like that to Rafael Nadal. I've had a couple comments and he's had a couple comments back. And my career's 1/40th of what he's done and we're rivals because of that little back and forth that was nothing." Now that he's become accustomed to competing against those legends, the 26-year-old relishes his role as one of the great entertainers in the modern game — even if some purists bristle at his brash attitude. I think he's the greatest of all time as of now," he said. I felt like I did everything right in the first set that I planned to do. Like, I'm Nick Kyrgios and I'm a rival to Rafael Nadal. How? Like how is that possible? Despite the result, Kyrgios took pride in his performance and his part in a marquee matchup on one of the game's biggest stages. "Like they have obviously got no idea. Kyrgios was on the verge of two set points before Nadal stayed alive with a desperate scramble, floating a hopeful lob just inside the sideline to get back in the rally. "And it was an amazing atmosphere. "I felt like I was playing well. "That one hit pretty hard.