Nick Kyrgios qualified for the third round of the US Open, but had another strange moment during the match against Benjamin Bonzi (7-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4). The Australian complained to the head judge about the alarming smell of “marijuana” from the arena of Louis Armstrong in Flushing Meadows, which would cause him some respiratory discomfort, writes Reuters.

“You don’t want to remind anyone not to do this or anything, do you? It’s about marijuana. marijuana It’s smoke. Obviously, I’m not going to complain about food smells.” Kyrgios told him Spanish referee Juame Campistol.

Under these conditions, the referee was forced to make an unprecedented announcement into the microphone.

“Out of respect for the players, please do not smoke on the pitch,” said Campistol.

* Video source: Eurosport

Nick Kyrgios being disturbed by spectators at the US Open

“People don’t know, but I have big problems with asthma. When I’m running from one side to the other, it’s hard for me to breathe, and it’s probably not something I want to be breathing between points.” – Nick Kyrgiosat the press conference, quoted by Agerpres.

The player from Antipozi also blamed the very noisy atmosphere at the US Open: “Half the time I can’t even hear my team because there is so much noise all the time. For those who struggle to focus in their career, I really try to keep my head down and play point by point, try to get out of certain situations. It’s difficult because there are so many distractions.”

Nick Kyrgios will fight the American Jeffrey John Wolfe (87 ATP) for a place in the 1/8 finals of the US Open 2022.