Kyrgios withdraws from French Open

After a tantrum in Italy last week, Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the French Open on Friday. The reason for the Australian player’s withdrawal wasn’t immediately clear. Last week at the Italian Open, the 36th-ranked Kyrgios was defaulted and fined during his second-round match after an outburst of rage. Trailing against Norwegian qualifier Casper Ruud, Kyrgios slammed his racket to the clay and kicked a water bottle. Then he picked up a white chair and flung it onto the court. Kyrgios was fined and lost ATP points, but escaped suspension and was expected to play in Paris.