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The controversial Australian Nick Kyrgios has been described as "genius" by the former British Fed Cup captain, Judy Murray, who is "surprised", no other player follows his example.
He comes after World No. 33 Kyrgios, 23, who served twice under arms in his 6-3 6-1 defeat of Serbian Dusan Lajovic at the Miami Open on Monday.
A spectator was ejected after a mid-match fight with Kyrgios.
"Underarms serve," Murray writes Twitter, accompanied by a heart emoji.
"The purpose of the tennis competition is to disrupt your opponent's game by applying pressure by changing the speed, effects, direction, depth or height of the ball, and that includes the service."
Murray's comments – mother of three-time Grand Slam champion Andy – sparked a debate on social media, with Belgian number 56 Kirsten Flipkens support his position.
It was not the first time that Kyrgios had produced underarm service, a tactic considered by many to be "out of the mind" of the sport.
Last month, after using it in his victory over world number two Rafael Nadal at the Mexican Open in Acapulco, the Spaniard accused him of "disrespecting" to his opponent and the crowd.
"I loved it, I loved every piece, I think the crowd loved it," Kyrgios said after Monday's win in Miami.
Underarm service has long been a subject of disagreement in tennis. In 1989, 17-year-old Michael Chang used an underarm service at Roland Garros against world No. 1 Ivan Lendl, a tournament that the American teenager won.
Ten years later, Martina Hingis also used it in the final that she had lost to Steffi Graf.
Kyrgios used the same day as the Rajasthan Royals and the England cricketer, Jos Buttler, was controversial by Ravichandran Ashwin, a bowler of the Punjab Kings, while he was standing at the 39, away from the Indian championship.
Rajasthan was beaten to twelfth place on day 12 when the Kings XI captain and Indian player Ashwin stopped at the bowling alley and missed Buttler as he was leaving his pitch at the end of the match.
The dismissal – known as "Mankad" after the Indian player Vinoo Mankad exhausted Australian drummer Bill Brown in the same way in 1947 – is legal, but there is no need to rule.
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