Nick Kyrgios claims ‘racial slurs’ from crowd were reason behind Andy Murray meltdown | Tennis | Sport

“I was dealing with, like, not even close to the amount of stuff that was going on. That’s what I think. Instead of outcasting and almost crucifying a personality, you say, ‘Okay, this guy is different, let’s act a certain way, let’s not treat him like a Roger Federer or like a Marin Cilic. He’s his own person’.

“I’m just saying this sport could have driven me into a place of dark, which it did for a bit, how mentally tough it was for 18, being one of the most well-known players in Australia, getting absolutely hammered by the media. It’s not so easy.”

It isn’t yet known whether Stuttgart Open organisers will investigate Kyrgios’ claims.