The Australian complained to the umpire that there was someone smoking from the stands and that was distracting him from the duel against Bonzi: “Don’t you want to remind them not to do it?” he threw.
The always controversial Nick Kyrgios advanced this Wednesday to the third round of US Open 2022 after defeating Benjamin 7-6 (3), 6-4, 4-6 and 6-4 bonze. In addition to displaying a high level of tennis, the match had a curious moment where the Australian got everyone’s attention: he complained to the umpire that he was bothered by the smell of marijuana coming from the stands.
In front of a nearly full Louis Armstrong stadium, between points Kyrgios asked Jaume Campistol, the chair umpire, to feel smells like marijuana from the tribune. “If it’s food odors, I won’t complain. It’s marijuana. When an athlete has asthma, it’s obviously not ideal.”condemned the Australian while pointing to a sector of Flushing Meadows in New York where they were smoking.
“Don’t you want to remind anyone not to or something?”, Kyrgios asked him in the second set exchange. In New York, the use of marijuana for recreational purposes is legal, but the umpire asked the spectators: “Out of respect for the players, please refrain from smoking around the pitch.”.
“I find it hard to concentrate on my career so I try to keep my head down and play point to point.get out of certain situations, but difficult because many distractions. There’s also a lot of booing, people are saying things and I have to be careful what I say these days.”studied Kyrgios in a press conference.
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Source: Tycsports
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