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Drama is never far away from Nick Kyrgios when he is on the tennis court, and his third-round appearance at the Miami Open was no exception, with the match including a lengthy verbal exchange with a spectator.
- A spectator was ejected from the Miami Open after becoming involved in a verbal altercation with Nick Kyrgios
- Kyrgios claimed the spectator had made fun of his haircut
- The incident occurred during Kyrgios's 6-3, 6-1 win over Dusan Lajovic
During the first set of Kyrgios's 6-3, 6-1 win over Dusan Lajovic, the spectator reportedly yelled "get a new haircut" to the Australian, who did not let the opportunity pass by to have his say.
"You got a free ticket?" Kyrgios asked the spectator.
"You got a free ticket? Why are you watching me on a Sunday night? You got nothing else to do on a Sunday night? You got nothing else to do on a Sunday night."
The spectator appeared to motion for Kyrgios to come into the stands and make the comments to his face, but the 23-year-old Canberran was happy to continue taunting from court level.
"Sunday night, and you're still out here watching me," Kyrgios said.
"What are you doing?"
It was at this point the chair umpire, amid jeering from the crowd, told Kyrgios over his microphone: "Nick, that's enough."
Kyrgios threw a ball to the spectator and proceeded to clap his hands repeatedly, but the delay resulted in him being handed a code violation.
The spectator was eventually ejected by Miami police, prompting Kyrgios to wave in his direction as he departed the grandstand.
"At a change of ends he literally just said 'You're a dick'," Kyrgios said after the match.
"Then he was like, 'Come here and say it'.
"He said I had a shitty haircut. And you know what? I haven't been to a barber shop in a couple of days, so he was pretty right."
Kyrgios said he hoped the crowd found the incident amusing.
"I had a bit of fun with it," Kyrgios said.
"I knew that I was going to get him kicked out. I loved it, I loved every single bit of it. I think the crowd loved it."
It was not the only entertainment Kyrgios provided during his straight-sets win against Lajovic.
He performed two underarm serves — one of which was an ace — and several trick shots, such as a tweener and a breathtaking no-look volley.
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