Kyrgios tracks down ballboy after almost hitting him, apologizes and gifts him a racquet

Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has tracked down a ball boy to make amends after he nearly struck him with his racquet.

Kyrgios lost his cool on a number of occasions during a dramatic quarter-final loss to Rafael Nadal at Indian Wells. Despite showing great skill at times, the 26-year-old struggled to maintain focus as his Spanish opponent triumphed 7-6 5-7 6-4. Having broken one racquet during the match, Kyrgios was guilty of slamming another in frustration at the end of the match with the racket then bouncing wildly towards a ball boy.

Eager to make amends, the Aussie managed to find the ball boy on social media, sent him an apology and will now personally deliver him a racket at Indian Wells.

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"Hey bro! Sorry about my racket incident at the end! Complete accident, you all ok from it? I was wondering if I could send you a racket and if you could accept my apology?"

The ballboy was quick to accept the apology and is looking forward to getting his hands on a racket.

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Made a new friend in the process 🤍 accidents happen but we can go out of our way to make things better 🥶👑

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