Nick Kyrgios fined £13,500 for on-court antics in Shanghai Masters defeat to Mischa Zverev

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Tom Dutton13 October 2016

Nick Kyrgios has been fined £13,500 for his behavior during his second-round match against Mischa Zverev at the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday

The ATP have announced that Kyrgios received the maximum possible fine of £8,200 for showing a "lack of best efforts" during the match, while he was docked £4,000 for the verbal abuse of a spectator and hit with a further £1,300 fine for unsportsmanlike conduct.

Kyrgios rushed through his 6-3, 6-1 loss to Zverev on Thursday, putting little effort behind his serves and groundstrokes.

At one point, he walked over to his chair after floating a serve across the net without even waiting for Zverev to return it.

The Australian also argued with a fan who questioned his sportsmanship during the match.

When asked after the game if he could understand the frustrations of the crowd, Kyrgios replied: "Not at all. If they knew what they were talking about they'd be on the tennis court being successful."

He later took to his Twitter account and apologised for his performance.

Kyrgios posted: "Not good enough today on many levels, I'm better than that. I can go on about excuses but there are none. Sorry #StillAWorkInProgress.

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