Be a good boy for six months

More than a month ago, Nick Kyrgios had sprayed two rackets during a "break in the bathroom," reprimanding a referee for nearly an hour, and would have spat on at the end of the match at Cincinnati. The next day, ATP announced a $ 113,000 fine for the nine violations of the Australian Code. The rest of his punishment would come later.

Despite (or, if we are true, because of) his crazier antics, Kyrgios puts butts in seats. This can help explain why ATP took its time, let it play its first exposure event and announced the next phase of its punishment about six weeks later – the same day, he announced a layoff for clavicle injury of the tour. After an "investigation", the tour hit Kyrgios today with a $ 25,000 suspension and a suspension of 16 weeks, which will not trigger either of them until it is over. he will be a good boy for the next six months.

To avoid the fine and suspension, Kyrgios can not commit the following code violations in a manner serious enough to merit a fine:

– verbal or physical violence on officials, spectators or any other person on the ground or in the field, or

– unsportsmanlike behavior based on an act, such as spitting, directed against an official, a spectator or another person during or after the conclusion of the match, or

– Obscenity visible to an official

The tour also stipulated that the Kyrgios seek the support of a "mental trainer" during the competition and a "behavior management professional" during the off-season.

If you look at his behavior in a vacuum, it would be a highlight of his career for Kyrgios to spend six months doing nothing. all of these things. Each match will now double as a breathtaking act. The word "fudge" can enter his lexicon as a matter of urgency. Referee abuse is his main form of social connection, so he can start to appear lonely, confused, and short of conversation partners during matches. The antagonistic supporters have always motivated him to perform well, and now he can not blame them anymore. It might as well serve the full penalty now.