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Nick Kyrgios, the temperamental and talented Australian tennis player, was set to be put on probation for six months by the ATP Tour.
The men’s tour announced on Thursday that Kyrgios, 24, had been found to have committed a major offense under the tour’s code of conduct. The tour cited a “pattern of behavior” in the past 12 months of verbally abusing officials. But he will not have to immediately serve a suspension.
Kyrgios, who is ranked 27th, was fined $25,000 and given a suspension of 16 ATP tournament weeks, but the fine and suspension were deferred.