
There’s still three rounds of the Australian Open singles contest to go, but we feel perfectly safe calling it. The hissy fit of the Australian Open belongs to Pablo Carreno Busta.
The Spaniard was booed off the court last night, after he unleashed the kraken following his marathon five-hour, five-set loss at Margaret Court Arena.
Moments after Japan’s Kei Nishikori clinched the fourth-round match, Carreno Busta shook his hand, embraced him, then walked back to his own bench. The 27-year-old then raised his racket over his head, appearing for a moment as if he might toss it, but… no, he restrained himself. Because why throw your racket when you can throw your entire bag?
The World Number 23 turned around, hurled all his (probably free… but still) gear into centre court, and let out a guttural scream I haven’t heard since someone hid the chalk from the substitute teacher in Year 8. But oh, he was not done. Not even a little bit.
Carreno Busta then faced the umpire and shouted “cabron”, a Spanish insult that loosely translates to “arsehole” or “bastard”.
No mercy!
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