Kyrgios: Nick Kyrgios lashes out at Australian Open chair umpire: 'What are …

So the fact that he got into it with the chair umpire during his third-round match at the Australian Open on Saturday isn’t super unusual.

Understandably, Kyrgios was not happy and threw his racket on the court while explaining to the umpire that his hand was bleeding.

Kyrgios’ hand after he wiped it off with a towel the first time.

So while Kyrgios often escalates situations and makes headlines for the wrong reasons, he’s right with this one – although it’s generally not advisable to call the chair umpire stupid.

Next up for Kyrgios in the fourth round of the Australian Open is Nadal.