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Nick Kyrgios fined $ 10G for spitting in the direction of his fans

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Australia's Nick Kyrgios returns the ball to Serbia's Filip Krajinovic during their men's singles tennis match on the fourth day of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 30, 2022.
Australia's Nick Kyrgios takes on Serbian Filip Krajinović during a men's singles tennis match on Day 4. Return the ball. The 2022 Wimbledon Championship at the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, June 30, 2022.Photo: GLYN KIRK /AFP via Getty Images

All England Club first round at Wimbledon Following his victory, Nick Kirios was fined $ 10,000 for non-sportsman-like behavior.

Kyrgios, who was fined Thursday, admitted that he spit in the direction of the fans at the stand shortly after winning the match against Paul Jub in England.

Australians said fans were verbally abusing him throughout the match on Tuesday. Kyrgios won 3-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-7 (3), 7-5.

"Today, as soon as I won the match, I turned to him," Kyrgios later said. "I've been working on hatred and negativity for a long time, so I feel like I'm not liable to that person."

Nick Kyrgios is doing Nick Kyrgios at Wimbledon: The list continues as fans spit in the direction of his spit and trigger a warning to hit the crowd with the ball. #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/3BmZYyq2n2

— Off the Deck Sports (@OffTheDeck_)June 28, 2022

Kyrgios, 27, said he asked for fans to leave during the match.

"He literally went to the match as if no one literally supported him," Kyrgios said. "It was just agitation and contempt. That's fine, but if I give it back to you, that's exactly it."

Kyrgios went on to the third round of the tournament. .. He will face Greece's fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas on Saturday.

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