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Nick Kyrgios has thrashed world number seven Andrey Rublev in straight sets at the Miami Open, but has received a fine for his on-court behaviour at last week's Indian Wells tournament.
- Kyrgios was fined for his behaviour during his loss to Rafael Nadal in Indian Wells
- The fine was for unsportsmanlike conduct and an audible obscenity
- The Australian defeated Rublev 6-3, 6-0 in their second-round match in Miami
The Australian was fined $US25,000 ($33,000) by the ATP for nearly hitting a ball kid after smashing his racquet and yelling an audible obscenity during his Indian Wells loss to Rafael Nadal on March 18 AEDT.
He was fined $US20,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct and $US5,000 for the audible obscenity.
In Miami, Kyrgios needed just 51 minutes to defeat Rublev 6-3, 6-0 in their second-round match.
Rublev looked strong at the start of the match, building a 2-1 lead after breaking Kyrgios in the early stages of the first set.
But it was all downhill from that point for the Russian, as Kyrgios piled up the winners and put pressure on Rublev's serve by stepping into the court to take the ball early.
"I don't think I played unbelievable, I just played the right way," Kyrgios told Tennis Channel.
"Against Rublev, you know he wants to try and dictate, to have a lot of rhythm, and I didn't give him that today.
Kyrgios, who has won five of his last six matches, will next play Italian Fabio Fognini, who beat Japan's Taro Daniel 6-7 (7-1), 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) earlier in the day.
He was joined in the third round by doubles partner Thanasi Kokkinakis, who caused an upset with a 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 defeat of 13th seed Diego Schwartzman.
Among other matches, world number four Alexander Zverev's superior serving led to a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win over Borna Coric.
Zverev served his way out of trouble in the first game of the third set and fended off a break point while serving up 5-3 en route to the hard-fought win.
Last month, Zverev received a one-year probation following an expletive-filled tantrum at the ATP 500 event in Acapulco, where he smashed his racquet against the umpire's chair and verbally abused the match official.
Zverev, who was expelled from the tournament, was fined $US40,000 and forfeited more than $US31,000 in prize money.
He was handed a suspended eight-week ban and $US25,000 fine by the ATP following a review of the incident.
Reuters/ABC