Tournament organizers apologise to Nick Kyrgios for racial incident during Murray match

Kyrgios was penalised a point and then a game for unsportsmanlike conduct early in the second set, smashing a racquet before an angry exchange with a group in the crowd.

Australia's Nick Kyrgios reacts during his ATP tennis semifinals match against Britain's Andy Murray in Stuttgart, Germany, Saturday, June 11, 2022. (Tom Weller/dpa via AP)

THE STUTTGART ATP event has issued an apology to world number 78 Nick Kyrgios after an ugly racial incident during his semi-final loss to Andy Murray.

Kyrgios was insulted mid-way through what turned into a 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 loss to three-time Grand Slam winner Murray on Saturday.