When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Kyrgios, who is the No 15 seed in Ohio, took the first set against the young Croatian in tie-break where he lost just one point. However, the Australian’s game went to pieces in the second when he appeared to lose focus thanks to an incorrect line call. Kyrgios, 23, was already 2-0 down and serving at deuce when he ran to the net in an effort to end the point, only for Coric to pass him down the line. But Kyrgios was furious with the judgement that the ball had landed on, not outside of, the sideline, begging the umpire to overrule it and continuing his rant during changeover after losing the game.<doc-sep>Nick Kyrgios has launched a blistering verbal attack on a chair umpire in his three-set win in the second round of the Cincinnati Masters, while reportedly admitting to tanking during the match. As is often the case, there was much drama during Kyrgios's 7-6 (7-1), 0-6, 6-3 triumph over Borna Coric, with the Australian hitting a ball into the stands when a call went against him in the second set, resulting in him receiving a point penalty. But what turned heads was his exchange with a courtside match official about the performance of the chair umpire when he trailed 0-5 in the second set against the Coric. "He (the umpire) can screw up a number of times, nothing happens to him," Kyrgios complained. Kyrgios, however, was not finished at this point. "It's continual, like every time I play with him," Kyrgios said. "No-one in the locker room likes him, so why is he here?" Kyrgios had also engaged with the crowd during the match, as he vented his frustration about the officiating. "Where the hell do you find these guys?" he asked the crowd. "You want to be a referee? You're all eligible." There were suggestions on social media that Kyrgios had tanked the second set, with Egyptian journalist Reem Abulleil tweeting that Kyrgios told his entourage in the crowd "you'll never see a bigger tank than the next three games". Loading Kyrgios reportedly also took aim at his opponent Coric. Twitter was abuzz with Kyrgios allegedly questioning how long it took the Croatian to serve in the second set. Loading It could have all fallen in a heap for Kyrgios in the third set, but impressively he rallied to win comfortably 6-3 to set up a clash with either Chung Hyeon or Juan Martin del Potro in the round of 16. Kyrgios's win over Coric came a day after he walked on court for his opening match against Denis Kudla having left his shoes in the locker room. "Wait, what?" Kyrgios was heard saying on camera as he went through his tennis bag, before swearing when he realised what had taken place.<doc-sep>CAN you be punished for openly tanking in a match you end up winning? That’s a question for tennis officials after Nick Kyrgios again pushed the boundaries in a wild second round match at the Cincinnati Open. A day after forgetting to bring tennis shoes to his first round win against Denis Kudla, Kyrgios again left viewers scratching their heads. The Australian recorded a 7-6 0-6 6-3 win against Croatia’s Borna Coric despite a mid-match meltdown. After fighting back from a break down, Kyrgios took the first set with an almost perfect tie-breaker (7-1). But he began experiencing difficulty with his movement and a frustrating umpiring call sent him into full meltdown mode, per reports. Coric ball called in. Kyrgios points to a mark insists it's out. Asks umpire to look at the mark. Rallies the crowd behind him who start chanting "out, out". Kyrgios mimes eyeglasses to the umpire implying he can't see. Then tosses ball that flies into centre court. Point penalty — Reem Abulleil (@ReemAbulleil) August 16, 2018 Kyrgios is so pissed, tells his team he doesn't wanna play if he gets cheated by an umpire. "You'll never see a bigger tank than the next 3 games" he tells his team. Woman in the crowd: "We all saw it was out. Play for us Nick." — Reem Abulleil (@ReemAbulleil) August 16, 2018 On set point, Kyrgios started walking to his chair even before Coric had hit the final shot to win it. And that sums up the set perfectly. Going three. #CincyTennis — Nikhila (@kokudum) August 16, 2018 He started trying again in the deciding third set and broke Coric in the fourth game before serving out the match. “I knew I was always going to compete in the third set. I competed too hard in the first set to sort of just let the match slip and not compete, give myself a chance to win, at least,” Kyrgios said. “Yeah, the second set, when I was 4-0 down, I knew there was no real point of me going out there and competing and obviously waste energy trying to battle back against like a guy like that. “I knew at 4-0, if I lost the set 6-0, I was going to be serving first in the third set, and I think I carried a lot of momentum from the first game, and it ended up being a smart move.” Kyrgios now berating himself after missing a return: "Played professional tennis for 15 years and still can't hit a proper forehand return" — Reem Abulleil (@ReemAbulleil) August 16, 2018 He will play the winner of Hyeon Chung’s match against Juan Martin del Potro in the round of 16. Kyrgios has admitted to tanking matches in the past and was fined and suspended for eight weeks after failing to try against Mischa Zverev at the 2016 Shanghai Masters. He lost the match 6-3 6-1 in 48 minutes, at one point asking the umpire: “an you call time so I can finish this match and go home?”<doc-sep>
1:35 Nick Kyrgios eventually beat Borna Coric in Cincinnati - but there was plenty of drama before the outcome was settled! Nick Kyrgios eventually beat Borna Coric in Cincinnati - but there was plenty of drama before the outcome was settled! Nick Kyrgios is through to the third round of the Cincinnati Masters after a chaotic encounter with Borna Coric. Kyrgios completely lost the plot in the second set when a line call went against him, smashing a ball petulantly into the night sky before chuntering with the crowd as he gave up on the set. But he then bounced back in the decider, eventually prevailing 7-6 0-6 6-3, to set up a clash with Hyeon Chung or Juan Martin del Potro. All was relatively serene during a hard-fought first set between two of the best young players on tour - Kyrgios winning the tie-break 7-1. But Coric went 2-0 up in set two and, when he then had a passing shot called in, an incredulous Kyrgios smashed the ball into the stands - and started ranting about the umpire. The set continued but Kyrgios made only sporadic effort, informing his team in the stands that he was going to 'tank', and complaining of boredom while Coric was preparing to serve. At set point, Kyrgos hit a tame return and began walking to his chair before Coric had even finished off the point. However, Kyrgios then upped his game in set three, producing some brilliantly flamboyant tennis - including power-packed forehands with both feet off the floor - and clinching victory with a service winner. "I knew I was always going to compete in the third set," said Kyrgios. "I competed too hard in the first set to sort of just let the match slip and not give myself a chance to win, at least. "The second set, when I was 4-0 down, I knew there was no real point going out there and competing and obviously waste energy trying to battle back. "I knew at 4-0, if I lost the set 6-0, I was going to be serving first in the third set. I think I carried a lot of momentum from the first game, and it ended up being a smart move." Kyrgios made the final in Cincinnati last year, before losing to Grigor Dimitrov.