Kyrgios fined a total of $25,000 for incidents during BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells loss to Nadal

Nick Kyrgios has been fined a total of $25,000 for incidents during his BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells defeat to Rafael Nadal in a game which stole the headlines for the quality of the tie as well as what came with it

In a hot topic at the moment due to Jenson Brooksby being the latest player to commit a similar offence, Kyrgios smashed his racquet and it almost hit a ball kid.

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While he found the ball kid and apologised for the incident and gave him a racquet to keep, he has been fined $20,000 for that.

As well as for audible obscenity, a further $5,000 has been tagged on by the ATP with no suspension issued.

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ATP confirms Nick Kyrgios has been fined total of $25,000 for incidents at @BNPParibasOpen in loss to Nadal $20,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct, which is the maximum for any single infraction, for post-match racket toss $5,000 for audible obscenity x.com/i/status/15046…

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That came really close!

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