‘You Are the Only One Screaming Like Crazy’- Chair Umpire Carlos Bernardes Gets Involved with the Crowd in a High Drama Nick Kyrgios vs Rafael Nadal Match

We are in the closing stages of the maiden ATP Masters 1000 tournament of the season and have already seen plenty of action. From the upset of Daniil Medvedev to Rafael Nadal grinding hard for his wins, we have seen it all. Earlier today, it was another high-voltage match between Nick Kyrgios and Rafael Nadal. The Spaniard eventually prevailed in a three-setter thriller.

However, the match was filled with drama. Moreover, the crowd got involved too with loud noises. One such incident led to action from the chair umpire, Carlos Bernardes.

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Chair umpire shuts down a fan during the match between Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios

The crowd made their emotions known after every point was won and lost during the high-voltage encounter between Nadal and Kyrgios. Subsequently, it led to action from the chair umpire during one of the points.

The chair umpire, Carlos Bernardes, said, “Ten thousand people who want to watch tennis here and you are the only one screaming like crazy.” Apparently, he was unhappy with constant noises from one of the fans during the points.

The crowd at Indian Wells has been in the news recently for all the wrong reasons. After Naomi Osaka lost her second-round encounter, she burst into tears. She was disgusted with the unruly behavior of the crowd during the match and couldn’t control her emotions.

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Coming to the match between Kyrgios and Nadal, it was going to be tough for the Australian Open singles champion, as Kyrgios has been in good form lately. It was Kyrgios who took the early initiative by breaking Nadal’s serve in the third game of the first set.

However, Nadal bounced back in style to break his opponent’s serve in the 10th game of the opening set. The first set went into a tie-breaker which proved to be a one-sided affair, with Nadal taking a one-set lead.

The second set was a keenly fought affair with both the players holding their serves initially. However, Kyrgios broke Nadal’s serve in the final game of the second set to win 7-5 and level the match.

Further, in the deciding set, Nadal punched a deciding blow on Kyrgios’ hopes of winning the match in the seventh game of the third set when he broke Kyrgios’ serve. It proved to be enough for the Spaniard as he eventually won the deciding set 6-4. In the semifinals, Nadal will take on fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz.

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