Kyrgios involved in swearing row again

CALIFORNIA: Australian Nick Kyrgios was involved in a fresh dispute after being accused of swearing at the BNP Paribas Open here on Saturday.

At 2-2 in the second set of his second-round defeat by Spaniard Albert Ramos, the umpire said Kyrgios had used foul language and docked the player a point.

“You used the ‘F’ word,” explained French official Damien Dumusois.

Kyrgios protested and, after briefly taking a seat in the crowd, he approached the umpire.

“I didn’t say anything,” he said. Dumusois replied: “Nick. You know we are strict on the ‘F’ word. I have a report from an official and I trust him,” he added. Ramos went on to win the match 7-6 (4) 7-5 on an outside court at Indian Wells.