SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT: Nick Kyrgios complains of wafting 'f****** MARIJUANA’ odor during US Open match

SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT: Nick Kyrgios complains of wafting 'f****** MARIJUANA’ odor during US Open match
Nick Kyrgios was left frustrated by the smell of marijuana coming from the stands in his second-round win at the US Open (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

NEW YORK: In typical Nick Kyrgios fashion, he made it to the third round of the US Open. In his match against Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi, Kyrgios won the first two sets before surrendering the third after losing his composure. Despite repeatedly hitting his own box, he eventually prevailed 7-6 (3), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.

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In the third set, Kyrgios claimed to the chair umpire that the marijuana smoke in the air was affecting him. The commentators noted, "They have never heard of that." "It was f*****g marijuana. It was smoke. Of course I am not going to complain about the food," Kyrgios could be heard saying into the on-court microphone. "When athletes are running side to side and they have asthma, it's probably not ideal.