Kyrgios does not hold back his emotions while out on court and he was shrewd in controversy once again this evening.
The Australian was taking on Juan Martin del Potro for the first time in his career at the Cincinnati Masters.
Both players held their serve for the opening seven games but as Kyrgios was about to send a forehand back to Del Potro he heard an “out” call which he says put him off his swing.
Once the 23-year-old turned around to look at the line judge, the official had their palms open indicating the shot actually landed in.
But for Kyrgios it meant he lost the point and he was raging at missing out on a possible chance to break the fourth seed.
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“You do realise you are costing people hundreds of thousands of dollars,” Kyrgios fumed at the umpire.
“We are not playing for free out here.”
Kyrgios continued to argue with the umpire over the decision before then turning his frustration to the line judge.
But Del Potro held serve as the first set headed into a tiebreak with Kyrgios spurring his only break point in the 10th game.
Kyrgios’ outburst was the second time this week he has blasted an umpire as he intentionally lost his second set against Borna Coric 6-0 in the second round.
“He can screw up a number of times, nothing happens to him,” Kyrgios said in the previous round.
“It’s continual, like every time I play with him.
“Where the hell do you find these guys?”
He then turned to the crowd and said: “You want to be a referee? You’re all eligible.
“You’ll never see a bigger tank than the next three games.”