Nick Kyrgios has revealed some of the more bizarre fines he has received, including pretending to do a sex act on a water bottle.
The Australian tennis star joined Logan Paul’s Impaulsive podcast and spoke openly on a range of topics.
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Naturally the conversation turned to some of the ridiculous fines he has received over the years.
Barely a tournament goes by without some cash being taken off him for various racket smashing, angry outbursts and even the occasional spitting.
When asked about some of the more unusual ones, he said: “I was at this really prestigious tournament and pretended to jerk off this water bottle… I got fined $15,000 [£12,500].
“I honestly don’t know [why I did that]. My team were just in the box having fun and this was the semi-final of a really prestigious event.
“I don’t know, I just felt like doing it.”
Kyrgios also fell foul of the strict Wimbledon dress code after he lost to Novak Djokovic in last year’s final.
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He added: “I wore a red hat and red shoes for the presentation and got fined $10,000 for that.”
That was not the only time he got in trouble at that tournament, as he also was sued by a woman in the crowd whom he accused of being drunk.
That matter was later settled and Kyrgios made a donation to charity.
“Boos don’t affect me but when someone says something inappropriate or racist, that grinds my gears. People just shout out anything,” he added.
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“In the Wimbledon final, there was a lady screaming out to me in the middle of points. You have to be quiet.
“I spoke to the umpire and then I ended up getting a court case about it.
“I said, ‘She’s had 700 drinks’ and then she sued me for defamation. It’s all done now.
“They’ve branded me the bad boy since I came on tour but I don’t do anything crazy at all.
“I’ve broken a couple of thousand rackets, it’s not good, I don’t condone it.”
However, he has always insisted he is good for the sport.
The conversations also turned to murkier ground when they asked about conspiracy theories.
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When asked if he through the world was flat, he said: “I don’t know what to believe anymore.”
He was a little more matter of fact when it came to the pyramids, though.
“I don’t think the pyramids are man-made,” he declared.
“The doors are pretty big, and we as humans don’t need doors as big as those ones.”
Source: TalkSport.com Tennis
