{"id":285842,"date":"2023-08-29T07:36:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T07:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=285842"},"modified":"2023-08-29T07:36:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T07:36:09","slug":"nick-kyrgios-slams-tennis-star-over-disgraceful-alleged-us-open-slur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/tennis\/nick-kyrgios-slams-tennis-star-over-disgraceful-alleged-us-open-slur\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Kyrgios slams tennis star over disgraceful alleged US Open slur"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Nick Kyrgios slams tennis star Alexander Bublik over disgraceful slur he allegedly yelled during US Open loss<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Alexander Bublik slammed for &#8216;disabled&#8217; slur<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Nick Kyrgios called alleged remark &#8216;horrible&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Bublik beaten at US Open by\u00a0Dominic Thiem<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Australian tennis firebrand Nick Kyrgios has slammed\u00a0Kazakhstan&#8217;s Alexander Bublik for an apparent slur that was picked up by microphones during his US Open loss to\u00a0Dominic Thiem.<\/p>\n<p>Bublik went down 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 to the former champ, and during the second set\u00a0the world No.27 allegedly said in Russian: &#8216;I am f**king sick of giving careers back to disabled people.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>It was Thiem&#8217;s first grand slam win in more than two years after struggling with a serious wrist injury.<\/p>\n<p>Bublik has also lost to Stan Wawrinka and Gael Monfils recently after they had both returned from absences due to injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kyrgios, who is struggling with his own injuries at the moment, was quick to comment on the incident, Tweeting:\u00a0&#8216;This is low key horrible.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/29\/07\/74820267-12455577-Kazakhstan_s_Alexander_Bublik_is_under_fire_for_an_alleged_slur_-a-36_1693291075782.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kazakhstan&#8217;s Alexander Bublik is under fire for an alleged slur during the US Open<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/29\/07\/74820263-12455577-Nick_Kyrgios_who_is_no_stranger_to_controversy_has_condemned_Bub-a-37_1693291075783.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nick Kyrgios, who is no stranger to controversy, has condemned Bublik&#8217;s alleged slur<\/p>\n<p>Tennis journalist and commentator Jos\u00e9 Morgado also slammed Bublik on Twitter, accusing him of &#8216;a tremendous lack of respect&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>When Thiem was questioned about the apparent insult during his press conference, he wondered if the translation was correct.<\/p>\n<p>Informed by a reporter that it was, Thiem disapproved of the remark.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s a tough saying,&#8217; Thiem said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Something you shouldn&#8217;t say in general, out of respect. Maybe he didn&#8217;t mean it that way.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Tennis fans were also outraged by the alleged sledge from Bublik, who has a history of controversial moments on court.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/29\/07\/74820285-12455577-Thiem_recorded_his_first_win_during_a_grand_slam_in_more_than_tw-a-38_1693291075785.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Thiem recorded his first win during a grand slam in more than two years after injury woes<\/p>\n<p>One fan wrote on Twitter: &#8216;I sometimes can&#8217;t understand how he manages to escape the criticism and fines that Nick Kyrgios gets. His on court behavior is just as bad as NK, and he&#8217;s done and said so many offensive things?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another replied: &#8216;Bublik says s**ty things practically every other match. This is disgusting even by his standards though.<\/p>\n<p>Bublik created headlines earlier in the year when he lost all composure and smashed three of his racquets in a stunning on-court meltdown in Montpellier.<\/p>\n<p>Thiem will next face young American Ben Shelton in the second round of the US Open.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/tennis\/article-12455577\/Nick-Kyrgios-slams-Alexander-Bublik-disgraceful-slur-Open.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nick Kyrgios slams tennis star Alexander Bublik over disgraceful slur he allegedly yelled during US Open loss \u00a0Alexander Bublik slammed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Nick Kyrgios slams tennis star over disgraceful alleged US Open slur - 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