Nick Kyrgios jumps to Carlos Alcaraz’s defense after Spanish superstar’s tantrum goes unpunished – saying the world number 1 will ‘carry tennis for the next decade’

In Toronto at the Masters on Saturday, the unthinkable happened: Spanish prodigy Carlos Alcaraz lost his composure when he was defeated in a quarterfinal.

During the match, the Spaniard threw his racket on the ground and there was no code violation.

This lack of consistency from the Chairman sparked a wave of social media backlash – and Aussie star Nick Kyrgios was one of them.

He weighed in with a Tweet that read, “Who the f**k cares? The dude will carry the tennis burden for the next ten years.

Good on him for showing he’s human. Frustrated because he wasn’t playing to his standards.

“Let’s also start giving codes (code violations) to referees.”

Some tennis fans were unhappy that Alcaraz was not held responsible for his outburst

Kyrgios’ tweet divided tennis fans, many of whom thought the lack of action for Alcaraz showed double standards in the sport

Kyrgios’ tweet divided tennis fans.

‘No. Now I disagree with you, Nick. We do care, because if another player did the same, especially (Novak) Djokovic, it would have been penalized. We are painting the double standard here. That’s all,” wrote one.

Another wrote, “Not sure I’m following the logic here mate. So because he’s going to carry the “tennis burden for the next decade” and because he’s “showing he’s human” – can he break the rules without repercussions?”

A fan of the Women’s World Cup added to the conversation, “He (Alcaraz) seems cocky, just like (American football star) Megan Rapinoe…don’t you agree?”

“So in this case, the example he sets isn’t important? Does anyone want to think about the kids who see it? Or is that only important if Djokovic does it? Double standards! Always,” wrote a third.

Nick Kyrgios (pictured) says umpires should be accountable for code violations as he tweeted that he supported Carlos Alcaraz’s angry performance at the Canadian Open

‘He points to the double standard. Of course anyone cares except when Novak does it. I know it’s exhausting but it needs to be pointed out every time because the witch hunt is real,” another commenter wrote.

They were backed up by another tweeter: “The problem is double standards, some players get fouls, others don’t, that’s the problem. And you know if Novak did it or you (Nick) it will be an instant warning.”

Meanwhile, Paul is playing his first ATP semifinal and will rise to a career high of at least 12 on Monday when he faces either Gael Monfils or Jannik Sinner in the semifinals.

Earlier, Aussie star Alex de Minaur pulled off a gritty 7-6 7-5 upset of second seed Daniil Medvedev on Friday to reach his first semifinal at the Masters 1000 event, where he will face Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina .

Aussie Alex De Minaur is congratulated by 2021 Canadian Open winner Daniil Medvedev after their quarterfinal win over the Demon

The speedy Australian fell 5-2 down in the opener and had to fend off three set points in the tiebreak before taking the first against the 2021 champions.

De Minaur had to recover from a slump twice in the second set before again showing his resilience thanks to his brilliant return play, sealing victory over the Russian’s seventh double fault.

“Throughout the whole game I thought I was very level headed and at no point in that game did I feel exhausted,” said the Aussie.

“I knew my game plan. I stuck to it. I stayed positive.

“And I knew that every little opportunity I was going to get, I had to take it and be aggressive and, you know, it worked out.

“I’m so very happy about that.”

The Minaur will bid to become the first Aussie to win the Canadian event since Pat Rafter in 1998.