Nick Kyrgios fumes at Wimbledon umpire in sweary rant as star risks huge fine
Nick Kyrgios was back on court at Wimbledon on Wednesday and left himself at risk of a fine after swearing. The Australian was in men's doubles action alongside Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan and voiced his frustrations during the second set of their match against Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic. Kyrgios was hit with multiple fines on his last SW19 appearance in 2022, when he reached the final, with and has also address dropping F-bombs in front of the Royal Box. This time he told the umpire he was prepared to take another fine and hit out at "dumb" rules.
"Honestly at this point you can fine me, I honestly don't even care," the 31-year-old said. "Honestly you can fine me, I don't give a s***. All these rules are so dumb anyway." It was unclear what the umpire said to him to prompt the outburst, which came after Arevalo and Pavic broke to lead 1-0 at the start of the second set. After the exchange, he appeared to shake his head while adjusting his cap and getting back to his position on court.
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According to the Grand Slam rulebook, Kyrgios could be in line for a hefty fine for swearing. Players shall not use audible obscenity within the precinct of the tournament site. Violation of this Section shall subject a player to a fine up to $50,000 (£37,000) for each violation," the rules read.
"Players and their accredited support team members shall at all times conduct themselves in a sportsmanlike manner and give due regard to the authority of officials and the rights of opponents, spectators and others. Violation of this Section shall subject a player to a fine up to $100,000 for each violation."
Arevalo and Pavic took an early lead and the Kyrgios-Bublik pairing didn’t win any of the first six points. Just one break was needed for the seeded pair to win the opening set 6-3, with Kyrgios and Bublik failing to convert their only break point.
After they were broken early in the second set, Kyrgios and Bublik kept themselves in touch against opponents who made the semi-finals in 2025. They couldn't find the crucial break back, though, losing 6-3, 6-4 to let their rivals progress to a second round meeting with Marcus Willis and David Stevenson of Great Britain.
Kyrgios' partner Bublik is already into round two of the men's singles but the pair found things tougher against their seeded doubles opponents. Kyrgios himself has one Grand Slam doubles triumph to his name, winning the Australian Open title alongside compatriot Thanasi Kokkinakis in 2022.