On March 18, Beijing time, the ATP1000 Indian Wells Masters ended a focus battle. Spain's king Nadal faced his old rival Kyrgios and eventually won 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 to advance to the round of 4. The race lasted 2 hours and 46 minutes, and the process was full of ups and downs, and the story continued. However, after the game, there was also a very ugly scene. Kyrgios angrily threw the racket, and after the racket rebounded, he almost injured the caddie, and Kyrgios was afraid that he could not escape the heavy penalty.
During the game, Nadal's physical condition was not at his best, and Kyrgios had a chance to win. But Kyrgios still failed to overcome his temper, not only fighting with his opponents on the field, but also having many verbal altercations with the audience in the stands. After the 7th set of the decider was broken, Kyrgios approached the referee and asked him to silence the audience, apparently Kyrgios was already very dissatisfied at this time.
After losing the last point, Kyrgios and Nadal greeted him, followed by a salute to the referee. At this point, Kyrgios raised his racket and slammed it on the ground, and then the racket bounced several meters high and fell directly to the position where the caddy was. The caddy was very focused, dodging the racket that fell from the sky. When Kyrgios smashed the shot, the staff was obviously frightened and directly hugged their heads to avoid.
There is no doubt that Kyrgios will be punished by the ATP for this move. Although it did not cause injuries, it has created injuries that may occur on the field. For such a dangerous and ugly action, the ATP will obviously not sit idly by and is likely to impose additional penalties.
There are many things that cause improper actions because of catharsis and end up being punished. Most recently, Zverev Jr. smashed the referee's seat with a racket in Acapulco, resulting in an eight-week suspension from at-the-TOP and an additional $25,000 fine. Of course, the penalty for the ban has become a bit of a chicken rib due to a one-year suspension.