Nick Kyrgios girlfriend: Is Kyrgios girlfriend Ajla Tomljanovic on court as he LOSES it?
NICK KYRGIOS has been disqualified from the Italian Open after throwing a chair in a fit of rage - but is his girlfriend Ajla Tomljanovic at the court to watch the spectacle today?
Italian Open: Nick Kyrgios THROWS chair on the court
Nick Kyrgios lost it in his match against Casper Ruud at the Italian Open today. In dramatic scenes, he slammed his racket to the floor while uttering a flurry of swear words. The tennis star then kicked a water bottle before picking up a nearby stool and throwing it across the court. Following the shocking outburst, Kyrgios then packed his bag and walked off the court - which lead to him being disqualified.
Kyrgios had received multiple code violations earlier in the match and the umpire handed him a game penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Amazon Prime pundit Robbie Koenig said: "We’ve seen him destroy his rackets on a few occasions. But look at this. Can you believe it?
"Is he walking off the court? Looks like he has packed his bag.
Mark Petchey said: "I guess he got defaulted. It is going to be a riot out there."
Koenig then picked up the mic and said: "The fans are telling him to get back on the court. Incredible scenes. Absolutely crazy scenes.
"I guess crazy and Nick Kyrgios in the same sentence does actually make sense.”
The outburst has prompted a raft of reactions on Twitter and social media.
One user posted: "Kyrgios done for the day .... damn. got game penalty (b******t) threw a chair onto court and packed his s**t up."
Another said: "Kyrgios - who thinks he’s the barometer to decide the tennis GOAT title - just got DQed vs Casper Ruud in Rome."
Who is Kyrgios girlfriend Ajla Tomljanovic?
Ajla Tomljanovic is Kyrgios' on-off girlfriend.
The pair had a major break up in the summer of 2017, but by 2018 seemed to be back on track.
The couple started dating in 2015 and having seeminly been on-off ever since.
In July 2017, the pair split after Nick was seen stumbling out of a London nightclub with a pair of glamorous female friends.
Hours later, Ajla deactivated her Instagram account and unfollowed Nick.
In 2018, however, it seemed Nick had worked hard at winning the tennis beauty back as they appeared loved up once again.
A friend close to the tennis star told Woman's Day: "Nick would have done anything to make it up to Ajla."
"He doesn't ever want to lose her again because she gets him.
"They're pretty much the perfect match and he's ready to settle down."
The source added Nick is "on the verge" of proposing to girlfriend, adding it's only a matter of time before they get engaged.
The Croatian-born Australian professional is a tennis star in her own right - having won four singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
In April 2019, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 39. In January 2015, she peaked at No. 47 in the doubles rankings.