He might be Australia's next big thing in tennis, but Nick Kyrgios is not the most popular figure.
The world number 12 lost himself a few fans after claiming he was more excited by the prospect of hatching an egg on Pokemon Go than with earning a break point, although
he did respond well to the criticism.
Kyrgios has been out in Shanghai this week, playing the latest stop on the ATP tour. Though 'playing' might be a bit of an overstatement.
After complaining that he was "bored" during his first round victory over Sam Querrey, he decided to do this in the second round against Germany's Mischa Zverev.
In case you were wondering, he didn't win the game.
https://twitter.com/oliverbrown_tel/status/786150549423058944
It reminds us of that one annoying mate everyone has who will give up on a game of FIFA or PES the second they go 3-0 down, launching into brutal tackles in an attempt to get their own players sent off and forfeit the game.
Kyrgios was booed off court, according to the
BBC, and the reaction on Twitter wasn't a whole lot more friendly.
https://twitter.com/jccurtis1/status/786183775667363840
https://twitter.com/atp_wta_itf/status/786183835041931264
Though there were some people willing to defend the 21-year-old, who reached the third round at Flushing Meadows and Roland Garros this year.
https://twitter.com/alex_macpherson/status/786182903268909056
https://twitter.com/JohnnyUtah100/status/786171452370329600
The youngster apologised for his performance, saying he was "not good enough today on many levels," though he criticised some of the spectators who decided to boo him.
https://twitter.com/NickKyrgios/status/786175642509254660
"I can't really understand it at all. They don't know what I'm going through," he said.
"If you don't like it, I didn't ask you to come watch. Just leave. If you're so good at giving advice and so good at tennis, why aren't you as good as me? Why aren't you on the tour?"
