Nick Kyrgios tasted victory, and caught a whiff of marijuana, in his second round match at the US Open on Wednesday. Kyrgios, a mercurial personality known for on-court outbursts, didn’t appear to get much of a contact high from the ambient cannabis. And at the US Open, the distractions are far more plentiful than at other, more tranquil tennis competitions. It’s hard because there’s a lot of distractions,” Kyrgios said, as quoted by the Associated Press. “Obviously, a lot of heckling going on as well. Kyrgios, the 23rd-seeded Australian, outlasted the unranked Benjamin Bonzi in four sets to advance in the final tennis grand slam of the year, held annually in New York City.
Nick Kyrgios tasted victory, and caught a whiff of marijuana, in his second round match at the US Open on Wednesday.
Kyrgios, the 23rd-seeded Australian, outlasted the unranked Benjamin Bonzi in four sets to advance in the final tennis grand slam of the year, held annually in New York City.
But Kyrgios was apparently tested by more than just his French opponent. As the two players changed sides in the second set, Kyrgios asked the chair umpire to admonish the crowd at Louis Armstrong Stadium.
“You don’t want to remind anyone not to do it or anything?” Kyrgios said to the umpire, as...
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