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Penalized by the referee, Nick Kyrgios claims to have received “racist insults from the crowd” in Stuttgart

Nick Kyrgios lost his semi-final against Andy Murray on Saturday at the Stuttgart tournament (7-6 [5], 6-2). Customary of bloodshed, the Australian was penalized one point, then one game by the referee for having broken his racket then had a fairly lively verbal exchange with a group of spectators, at the start of the second set.

Kyrgios then spoke on Instagram. “When is this going to stop? Having to deal with racist insults from the crowd? “, he wrote. “I know that my behavior is not always the best, but ‘little black sheep’, ‘shut up and play’, these little comments are not acceptable”, explained the 47th in the world.

“When I respond to the crowd, I am penalised. It’s nonsense, ”he continued on the social network. After this incident, the Australian visibly dropped the match, contenting himself with returning Andy Murray’s balls.

Murray – Berrettini in the final

This allowed the Briton to reach the 70th final of his career. Facing Matteo Berrettini on Sunday, he will try to win his first title since Antwerp in 2019.

Source: 20minutes

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