Kyrgios is facing Tsitsipas in a mouthwatering second-round clash at the Terra Wortmann Open in Halle, in what is their fourth meeting. The pair played a neck-and-neck opening set before the world No 65 was forced to save two set points on his serve at 4-5.
He then faced four more serving at 5-6, having already ranted to the umpire about what appeared to be the hawkeye system earlier in the set, but couldn’t fend off the second seed again as Tsitsipas broke to take the opener 7-5. After losing the closely-fought set, Kyrgios went to the side of the court and smashed his racket before sitting down on his bench and continuing to rant in his latest fiery outburst.
The 27-year-old was warned for his actions by umpire Timo Janzen. It comes after Kyrgios received a point penalty and game penalty in his Stuttgart semi-final against Murray last week.
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