Nick lets rip with some choice words

31 March 2016 - 02:17 By ©The Daily Telegraph

Australian Nick Kyrgios unleashed a tirade on tennis as a "biased" and "ruined" sport during his fourth-round triumph at the ATP and WTA Miami Open. The 20-year-old from Canberra defeated 51st-ranked Russian Andrey Kuznetsov 7-6 (7/3), 6-3.But a dispute flared in the first set after chair umpire Cedric Mourier called a code violation against Kyrgios for swatting a ball tossed his way by a ball person into the stands.On the next changeover, Kyrgios told the umpire his action wasn't intentional, and said a star player such as 14-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal would not have been called out for the same action."Anyone else, like Rafa did that, you would keep it cool," Kyrgios said. "This game is biased as anything. You all know it as well. It's biased as s***, this game. What else has it got to hide? It's ruined. Absolutely ruined."Novak Djokovic remains on course for a third successive Miami title after booking his place in the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Dominic Thiem. ..

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