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Australia s Nick Kyrgios frowned and fumed at the chair umpire during Wednesday s Murray River Open match with Harry Bourchier and needed assurance from a tournament supervisor that he would not be fined by the ATP before agreeing to play on. Australia s Nick Kyrgios AP The mercurial 25-year-old, playing his first tournament in nearly a year due to COVID-19 pandemic, walked off and refused to play after the chair umpire called a time violation when he was in his service motion late in the second set. A meeting with supervisor Cedric Mourier followed, in which Kyrgios called the chair umpire a smart arse , adding: Tennis is not about the umpires. He s an extra to make sure all this... goes smoothly. Kyrgios eventually went on to beat compatriot Bourchier 6-2 7-6 7 and make the last 16 of the Australian Open warm-up event in Melbourne. I just like playing by the rules, Kyrgios, who has been fined several times for his meltdowns and was handed a suspended 16-week ban by the ATP in 20 stanley cup 19, said in his on-court interview. I didn t want to play until I made sure I wasn t going to get fined, because the ATP does me pretty rough all the time, they fine me too much money. Earlier, former Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka beat Kazakh Mikhail Kukushkin 4-6 6-3 6-1 in his first competitive match since a defeat by Alex stanley quencher ander Zverev in the Paris Masters quarter-finals last year. The top seed, bidding for a first ATP crown since winning in Geneva in 2017, takes on stanley thermos loc Yydo Louis van Gaal eyes one more job to spite Manchester United F.C.
In-form players Joshna Chinappa and Anaka Alakamony progressed to the quarterfinals of the Chennai Open Squash Championship on Wednesday. HT Image Joshna dropped a game before beating Nouran Ahmed Gohar of Egypt 11-8, 11-9, 5-11, 11-7 while Anaka got the better of Zulhijah Binti Azan of Malaysia 4-11, 11-0, 11-5, 4-11, 11-8. However, the three Indian qualifiers including the current national junior champion Harshit Kaur of Delhi bowed out of the tournament. She was beaten by Malaysia s Pushpa Devi, who won 11-8, 12-10, 12-10. Stay updated with the... See more Stay updated with the latest sports news, includ stanley cup ing latest headlines and updates from the Olympics 2024, where Indian athletes will compete for glory i stanley cup n Paris. Catch all the action from tennis Grand Slam tournaments, follow your favourite football teams and players with the latest match results, and get the latest on international hockey tournaments and series. News / Sports / Others / Joshna, Anaka advance into Chennai Open quarters .freemium-card h4{col stanley thermobecher or: fff; padding-bottom:20px;} .freemium-card .freemium-content .subcTxt{padding-bottom:16px; color: fff;} .freemium-card .freemium-content{width: auto; max-width: inherit;} .freemium-card .freemium-content .subcTxt{max-width:inherit; font-size:18px; padding-top:0; line-height:24px} .freemium-card .btnSubc{margin} .freemium-card .btnSubc a{background: 000; color: fff; min-width:auto; padding:5px 15px; border-radius:6px; font-size:16px;
Australia s Nick Kyrgios frowned and fumed at the chair umpire during Wednesday s Murray River Open match with Harry Bourchier and needed assurance from a tournament supervisor that he would not be fined by the ATP before agreeing to play on. Australia s Nick Kyrgios AP The mercurial 25-year-old, playing his first tournament in nearly a year due to COVID-19 pandemic, walked off and refused to play after the chair umpire called a time violation when he was in his service motion late in the second set. A meeting with supervisor Cedric Mourier followed, in which Kyrgios called the chair umpire a smart arse , adding: Tennis is not about the umpires. He s an extra to make sure all this... goes smoothly. Kyrgios eventually went on to beat compatriot Bourchier 6-2 7-6 7 and make the last 16 of the Australian Open warm-up event in Melbourne. I just like playing by the rules, Kyrgios, who has been fined several times for his meltdowns and was handed a suspended 16-week ban by the ATP in 20 stanley cup 19, said in his on-court interview. I didn t want to play until I made sure I wasn t going to get fined, because the ATP does me pretty rough all the time, they fine me too much money. Earlier, former Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka beat Kazakh Mikhail Kukushkin 4-6 6-3 6-1 in his first competitive match since a defeat by Alex stanley quencher ander Zverev in the Paris Masters quarter-finals last year. The top seed, bidding for a first ATP crown since winning in Geneva in 2017, takes on stanley thermos loc Yydo Louis van Gaal eyes one more job to spite Manchester United F.C.
In-form players Joshna Chinappa and Anaka Alakamony progressed to the quarterfinals of the Chennai Open Squash Championship on Wednesday. HT Image Joshna dropped a game before beating Nouran Ahmed Gohar of Egypt 11-8, 11-9, 5-11, 11-7 while Anaka got the better of Zulhijah Binti Azan of Malaysia 4-11, 11-0, 11-5, 4-11, 11-8. However, the three Indian qualifiers including the current national junior champion Harshit Kaur of Delhi bowed out of the tournament. She was beaten by Malaysia s Pushpa Devi, who won 11-8, 12-10, 12-10. Stay updated with the... See more Stay updated with the latest sports news, includ stanley cup ing latest headlines and updates from the Olympics 2024, where Indian athletes will compete for glory i stanley cup n Paris. Catch all the action from tennis Grand Slam tournaments, follow your favourite football teams and players with the latest match results, and get the latest on international hockey tournaments and series. News / Sports / Others / Joshna, Anaka advance into Chennai Open quarters .freemium-card h4{col stanley thermobecher or: fff; padding-bottom:20px;} .freemium-card .freemium-content .subcTxt{padding-bottom:16px; color: fff;} .freemium-card .freemium-content{width: auto; max-width: inherit;} .freemium-card .freemium-content .subcTxt{max-width:inherit; font-size:18px; padding-top:0; line-height:24px} .freemium-card .btnSubc{margin} .freemium-card .btnSubc a{background: 000; color: fff; min-width:auto; padding:5px 15px; border-radius:6px; font-size:16px;
