Nick Kyrgios may be delving into his pockets once more after yet another of his matches was marred by ongoing arguments with the umpire. The Australian reached the semi-finals of the US men's clay-court tournament in Houston. There he was defeated 6-3 7-5 by Reilly Opelka.

Nick Kyrgios verbally attacked the Umpire

The behaviour of the 26-year-old, who was fined a point for a second audible obscenity at a vital point in the second set, overshadowed an otherwise tight match. Kyrgios was irritated by an apparent blunder by umpire Joshua Brace. The Umpire missed declaring an Opelka shot out with the score at 5-5 and 30-15.

He then had a nervous breakdown at 30-30. He made a foolish blunder on the next point before being fined a point after his second warning for harsh language on the court. It means he fell behind 6-5. Afterwards, Opelka came back to win the match and set up a championship match with John Isner. But during the final changeover, Nick Kyrgios had continued to vent his anger. He screamed "F***!" as he walked back to his seat. Once sitting down, he then verbally attacked the official again.

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After the ATP elected to punish him for four separate offences, the Australian Open doubles champion was fined a total of £26,635 for his behaviour in the match. Another flashpoint occurred in March during the Indian Wells Masters.

Following an incident in which he nearly smacked a ball boy with his racket after smashing it into the floor, he was charged £19,028. Since 2015, Kyrgios has been fined at a total of 16 different occasions.

Australia's star tennis player Nick Kyrgios on Thursday Has withdrawn his name from the US Open 2023. Along with this, he will not part of all the four Grand Slam tournaments this year.

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"Heartbroken about the U.S. Open. Will be back ... My wrist is not ready yet to compete," Kyrgios, who has played only one ATP match all season, wrote on Instagram.

The US Tennis Association announced Kyrgios' withdrawal along with Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff. The association has not gave specific reason immediately for his absence. The US Open 2023 starts on 28 August. The brackets will be determined on Aug. 24.

At the U.S. Open a year ago, Kyrgios made his deepest run at Flushing Meadows by making it to the quarterfinals. He eliminated reigning champion and No. 1-seeded Daniil Medvedev in the fourth round, before losing in five sets to Karen Khachanov.

Nick Kyrgios has only played one official singles match all season, in Stuttgart, Germany, in June, which he lost. Shortly thereafter, he withdrew from Wimbledon 2023, citing a wrist injury. Earlier, the 28-year-old had missed the Australian Open in early 2023 due to a left knee injury, after which he underwent arthroscopic knee surgery. After that, he also missed the French Open. Kyrgios's ATP ranking has declined due to his continuous absence from tennis and he is currently holding No. 92 ranking.

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Hours before Kyrgios withdrew from Wimbledon in early July, he was asked at a pre-tournament news conference whether he missed tennis during all of the time away. It was at the All England Club in 2022 that Kyrgios turned in his best run at one of the sport's four most important events, finishing as the runner-up to Novak Djokovic. Meanwhile, two Argentine players Facundo Diaz Acosta and Diego Schwartzman can replace him in the US Open 2023.

Last runner-up, Australian tennis star, Nick Kyrgios has announced his withdrawal from Wimbledon 2023 due to a torn ligament in his wrist. Wimbledon made the announcement on Sunday night and Kyrgios also made the announcement on social media. 

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Nick Kyrgios announced his withdrawal from the prestigious Grand Slam tournament on social media.
In a statement on Sunday, Kyrgios said, "I'm really sad to say that I have to withdraw from Wimbledon this year. During my comeback, I experienced some pain in my wrist during Mallorca. As a precaution I had it scanned and it came back showing a torn ligament in my wrist. I tried everything to be able to play and I am disappointed to say that I just didn't have enough time to manage it before Wimbledon."

Nick Kyrgios was runner-up at Wimbledon last year. This year he has missed two major Grand Slam events, the Australian Open and the French Open, due to injuries. In addition, he missed his home Grand Slam earlier this year due to a knee injury in January. Nick Kyrgios didn't play the French Open from May to June this year due to a foot injury.

"I still think there's some question marks, for sure. I look at my preparations last year coming in — I probably had the most ideal preparation possible. It couldn't be any (more) different this year. I've been hitting with some really good players this week and my body is feeling OK. I'm going to take it one day at a time. I'm just going to try to do everything I can, prepare, go out there and play some good tennis." Nick Kyrgios further added.

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Nick Kyrgios was to play David Goffin in the first round on Court 1 on Monday. As a result, the match was moved to Court 2 to 1 for Casper Ruud to replace Kyrgios. The Australian player's replacement will be decided in a draw on Monday.

The 28-year-old is yet to win a Grand Slam tournament. His runner-up finish at Wimbledon last year is his best performance at such events. He has also been able to make it to the quarterfinals at the Australian Open and the US Open. Nick Kyrgios' best performance at the French Open is in the third round. According to ATP, his current singles ranking is 33. He has won seven titles so far and has a record of 205 wins and 114 losses. This year he has played only one match and he has got a defeat.

There couldn't be worse news for 27-year-old Nick Kyrgios. Just a day after his singles round match, he had to pull out of the Australian Open 2023 due to injury. Kyrgios has a knee injury and will undergo arthroscopic surgery.

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Nick Kyrgios' not playing in the Australian Open 2023 is a big blow for him. Because as a host, his chances of winning in this tournament were high. After 1976, no player from Australia has won this tournament. Talking about Wimbledon last year, he has been the runner-up. Novak Djokovic defeated Kyrgios in that match 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6 (7–3).

Kyrgios was seeded 19th in Melbourne and was scheduled to face Roman Safiullin in the first round on Tuesday. He announced this just a day before his first match. When Nick was sharing this information, he was accompanied by his physiotherapist Will Maher. He said "I'm just exhausted from everything. Obviously pretty brutal," Kyrgios explained of the decision to pull out. "One of the most important tournaments of my career. Hasn't been easy at all."

"Obviously last year winning the title in doubles and playing the best tennis of my life probably. Then going into this event as one of the favorites, it's brutal."

Kyrgios added.

Kyrgios is as mercurial a character as there is in tennis, known for alternating sometimes-brilliant and sometimes-uninterested play, as well as mixing in the occasional outlandish outburst during matches. He has spoken frankly about dealing with mental health issues. Kyrgios also has been facing a charge of assault in a pending court case in his hometown of Canberra.

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Maher said that an MRI exam after Kyrgios felt discomfort in his knee revealed a cyst and a small tear in the lateral meniscus ligament. The trainer said the problem is "not career-threatening," and that Kyrgios should be able to return to competition by the hard-court tournament at Indian Wells, California, in March.

In tennis, the serve is the biggest weapon for players. A good tennis serve uses a combination of power and precision. If a tennis player serves fast, it makes the game seem a lot easier than it is. Here we will discuss about the fastest serves in US Open 2022 Till now (men and women). So let's take a look at it.

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The serve is one of the most difficult shots for a novice, but once mastered it can be a considerable advantage. Advanced players can hit the serve in many different ways and often use it as an offensive weapon to gain an advantage in the point or to win it outright. Because of this, players above the beginner level are expected to win most of their service games, and the ability to break an opponent's serve plays a crucial role in a match

The average speed of a first serve in tennis is usually around the 190-200 km/h or 120 mph mark in men's professional tennis and around the 170-180 km/h or 105 mph mark in women's professional tennis. The fastest tennis serves (men) in Us Open 2022 till now was hit by a Russian-Kazakhstani tennis player Alexander Bublik, clocking in at 141 mph. While in women's tennis, an American tennis player Coco Gauff hit the fastest serves at 128 mph.

Fastest serves in US Open 2022 | Men:

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Fastest serves in US Open 2022 | Women:

Daniil Medvedev has been eliminated from the US Open 2022 after losing to Nick Kyrgios in the men's singles. Men's tennis number one Medvedev lost in four sets in the last sixteen. The result of the game is 7-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in favor of Kyrgios which lasted for 2 hours 53 minutes.

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Kyrgios reached the Wimbledon 2022 final two months ago. Though, he lost to Novak Djokovic there. But this time, he did not make any mistake. Kyrgios defeated Medvedev four times in a total of five meetings with him. As a result, Medvedev could drop from the men's No. 1 spot after being knocked out of the US Open 2022. He could be replaced by one of Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz or Casper Rudd.

Match report:

Medvedev made 19 unforced errors in the entire match against Kyrgios. Kyrgios on the other hand played brilliantly. Australian tennis players hit 21 Aces in the whole match. Kyrgios has repeatedly troubled the Russian player near the net. He won 62 percent of the points at the net. Medvedev had to lose to Kyrgios' aggressive tennis.

Kyrgios broke Medvedev's serve in the first set. Even after falling behind, Medvedev did not give up. The set goes to a tiebreaker. There was also a time when he fell behind 3-5. He then won straight points to go ahead 8-7. Just then, Kyrgios stunned Medvedev with a backhand volley. In the end, Kyrgios won the first set by winning the tiebreaker 13-11.

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Medvedev returned to the match in the second set and Kyrgios was having trouble serving. The number one tennis player in the world exploited this weakness of the opponent. Medvedev broke Kyrgios' serve twice to win the second set 6-3.

It looked like Medvedev would increase the pressure in the third set. But Kyrgios began to trouble Medvedev by repeatedly coming to the net. Medvedev lost in his aggressive tennis by making random mistakes. He lost the third set in 3-6 games as well as the fourth set. It showed once again how difficult it is to stop Kyrgios once he gets into a rhythm. He did not give Medvedev time to stand. Kyrgios won the match by winning the fourth set 6-2.