It didn't take long for Nick Kyrgios to react to Novak Djokovic's US Open disqualification for hitting a line judge in the throat with a ball.
Chasing his 18th Grand Slam in New York, the world number one let frustrations get the better of him when behind 6-5 in the opening set of his fourth-round clash against Pablo Carreno Busta,
The Serbian pulled out a ball from his pocket and fired in the direction of the lineswoman, hitting her square in the throat.
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Despite his protestations with officials, Djokovic's tournament is over and he will lose all ranking points earned at the US Open, as well as being hit with a fine.
However, Kyrgios clearly feels the punishment would be much more severe if he was the culprit .
The Aussie took to Twitter to post a poll, his caption reading: "Swap me for jokers incident. 'Accidentally hitting the ball kid in the throat' how many years would I be banned for?"
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The three options on the poll were 5 years, 10 years or 20 years, an obvious but not surprising exaggeration from Kyrgios. If you're interested, 20 years is currently winning after garnering 52% of the 146,000 votes cast.
By now it's quite well-known that Kyrgios isn't Djokovic's biggest fan and he called him out after the 33-year-old and his wife contracted coronavirus following the controversial Adria Tour tournament.
With no social distancing observed in the tournament, there was also footage of Djokovic dancing in a nightclub with other players on social media prior to his positive test and Kyrgios was highly critical of him as a result.
As he did with the Adria Tour debacle, Djokovic has apologised for his behaviour and vows to learn from the situation.
Topics: Tennis, Tennis news, Nick Kyrgios, Novak Djokovic, US Open
