Nick Kyrgios can smell ‘f***ing marijuana’ in wild US Open win against Benjamin Bonzi

Nick Kyrgios complained to the umpire he breathed in marijuana from the crowd and then spat towards his team in an incredible meltdown.

Nick Kyrgios has sensationally complained to the chair umpire he breathed in marijuana coming from the US Open crowd during his rollercoaster second round win.

The Aussie looked to be cruising towards a spot in the third round in his match against World No. 50 Benjamin Bonzi on Thursday morning in New York.

However, the match took a dramatic turn when his French opponent came back and took the third set to leave the match in the balance.

There were signs it was all about to go very wrong for Kyrgios when he went down a break in the fourth set, but he showed his class by delivering when it mattered at the end of the set and secured a 7-6 6-4 4-6 6-4 win after three hours on court.

He very nearly lost the plot.

The 27-year-old was given code violation warning for unsportsmanlike behaviour for swearing towards his player’s box and spitting on the court in their direction.

The disgusting incident occurred when his opponent secured a break of serve in the fourth set.

“Go home if you’re not going to f***ing support me bro,” he shouted towards his player’s box, which included girlfriend Costeen Hatzi.

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It was a wild match for the angry Aussie and it got completely ridiculous during the second set when he told the chair umpire he could smell marijuana coming from the crowd.

At the change of ends at 4-3, Kyrgios was clearly fuming as he sat down and told the chair umpire.

“It was f***ing marajiuana,” he said.

“It was smoke. Obviously I’m not going to complain about food.

“Obviously when athletes are running side to side and they have asthma, it’s probably not ideal.”

The chair umpire responded by making an announcement to the crowd.

“Ladies and gentlemen as a courtesy to the players please refrain yourselves from smoking around the court. Thankyou,” he said.

Aussie commentator Todd Woodbridge said: “Nick has asked the umpire to remind the crowd about smoking saying he thinks he can smell someone smoking marijuana, never without drama are we?”

Nick Kyrgios complained to the chair umpire. Photo: Getty, Twitter.

The tournament rules for spectators state that those attending the US Open should “refrain from smoking, as this is a smoke free environment”.

Kyrgios at Wimbledon also complained to the chair umpire about a fan in the crowd he claimed had “700 drinks”.

The woman has denied the suggestion she was drunkenly distracting him from serving and is suing the tennis star for defamation.

Kyrgios is coming off a “nightmare” thrashing of doubles teammate Thanasi Kokkinakis in the opening round

It was an uncomfortable start for Kyrgios against Bonzi and he appeared frustrated as they shared early breaks of serve.

He was seen speaking in an agitated fashion towards the people in his player’s box on several occasions.

Nick Kyrgios spat on the court. Photo: Twitter.

Nick Kyrgios. Elsa/Getty Images/AFP.

Aussie great Todd Woodbridge said in TV commentary “it is never a good sign” to see Kyrgios swearing towards his team.

“He’s angry with himself and he’s dropped a loose service game, he gave that one away,” he said.

“Everyone knows he can be brilliant but the locker room knows that if you go out there emotionless he gets distracted in his own right. You go out there and engage as Tsitsipas did, then your opponent loses focus on the big things in the match.”

As is standard for Kyrgios, he raged at his own team and said they were not cheering for him enough and was heard barking: “F***! It’s game point! I just don’t get it”.

Kyrgios kept it together long enough to take the opening set 7-6 (7-3) in an incredible tiebreak where he pulled off some insane winners to bring the crowd to its feet.

Just hours before the match, Kyrgios’ friend Francis Tiafoe made the extraordinary claim that Kyrgios deserved to defeat Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final.

When asked if an unseeded or underdog player could be crowned champion in New York, the American instead focused on Kyrgios in his reply.

“I say it straight out I think [Kyrgios] should’ve won Wimbledon,” he said.

Australia's Nick Kyrgios. Photo by COREY SIPKIN / AFP.

“I think he was the better player in that final. Novak mentally, he got exposed. That’s where the experience kicked in for Novak. I think tennis-wise Nick played a better match.”

Kyrgios will not face a seeded opponent until a potential blockbuster against reigning champion Daniil Medvedev in the fourth round.

Earlier, Aussie Alex de Minaur also moved through to the third round with an impressive 6-3 6-0 4-6 6-2 win over Cristian Garin.

Former champion Andy Murray also reached the third round for the first time in six years on with a four-set win over American wildcard Emilio Nava.

Murray, who famously ended Britain’s 76-year wait for a men’s Grand Slam title when he won the US Open in 2012, came out on top 5-7 6-3 6-1 6-0.

“Physically this is the best I’ve felt in the last few years,” said 35-year-old Murray.

“My movement is by far the best it’s been in a long time. I’m getting closer to where I want to be and hopefully I can have a deep run here.”

Murray last made the third round in 2016 on his way to the quarter-finals. If he is to progress further, he may have to get past world number 14 Matteo Berrettini, a semi-finalist in New York in 2019.

— with AFP