Australian Nick Kyrgios apologised for losing his temper after his defeat at the hands of Rafa Nadal at Indian Wells and for smashing his racket into the ground, which then bounced and nearly struck a ball boy.
The ball boy was able to duck out of the way and Kyrgios was then booed by some in the crowd following his 7-6 5-7 6-4 loss to Spaniard Nadal on Thursday.
Kyrgios tracked down the ball boy on social media, who accepted the apology, saying he was "completely fine" and looking forward to getting his hands on a racket.The 26-year-old Kyrgios was initially defensive when asked about the incident after the match, berating a reporter for focussing on it after a blockbuster quarter-final clash.
"I'm human. Things happen like that. Obviously it was a very misfortunate bounce. I think if I did that a million times over it wouldn't have gone that way." The 24-year-old German Olympic champion apologised after he was defaulted for "unsportsmanlike conduct" after he smashed his racket against the umpire's chair and verbally abused him.
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