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Kyrgios: I don’t owe anyone
- Updated: October 12, 2016
Nick Kyrgios appeared uninterested during a petulant 6-3 6-1 defeat to Germany’s Mischa Zverev at the Shanghai Masters, which included a heated exchange with a spectator.
At 3-1 down in the opening set and with the game finely poised at deuce, Kyrgios handed Zverev the point and threw the game with a deliberately weak second serve before walking directly to his chair where Umpire Ali Nili told him to play professionally.
Facing game point at 1-1 in the second set, Kyrgios started walking to his chair before Zverev’s serve had even landed.
He was broken twice in the second set and as Zverev served for the match at 5-1, he took on a heckler in a heated argument mid-game.
Facing three match points at 0-40 down, Kyrgios then floated a return from Zverev’s second serve before the German gratefully put away the winning shot.
Asked if he understood the crowd’s reaction, Kyrgios said: “Not at all. I feel like if they knew what they were talking about they’d be on the tennis court and being successful as well.
“I …
