Roger Federer is usually the cool, calm, and collected type on the tennis court. But things got a little testy for the 17-time Grand Slam winner during his second round matchup against Nick Kyrgios at the Mutua Madrid Open.
After taking the first set in a tiebreaker, Federer had some issues with Kyrgios in the second, falling behind 0-5 in yet another tiebreaker before ultimately dropping the set. He was so flustered that one bad call had him talking clowns to the chair umpire:
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I’m guessing the circus got to him, as Kyrgios came away with an epic 14-12 tiebreak victory in the third set for an upset:
Kyrgios beats Federer 6-7 7-6 7-6 (14-12) @MutuaMadridOpen, saves 2 match points, converts 6th. Great tennis, lots of chat, "clown" talk…
— Piers Newbery (@piersnewbery) May 6, 2015