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Nick Kyrios' heated on court argument with official stops play for 5 minutes

February 4, 2021

The Australian wasn’t happy with a violation of serve call during his match against Harry Bourchier.

Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has added another chapter to his notorious on court antics.

The 25-year-old stopped play for almost five minutes during a time violation to serve during a match against compatriot Harry Bourchier at the Murray River Open in Melbourne last night.

Kyrgios called the umpire “peanuts” during the incident and labelled the decision "ridiculous".

He went on to win the match 6-2, 7-6.

The Murray River Open is a warm-up tournament for the Australian Open.

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