A conversation between umpire Mohamed Lahyani and Nick Kyrgios dominated the fourth day at the US Open after it was claimed that it was a form on on-court coaching.
During Kyrgios’ third round match against Pierre-Hugues Herbert, the Australian received what seemed to be a pep talk from the official. Prompting players such as Roger Federer and Herbert to criticise Layhani’s approach. Umpires are meant to be neutral throughout matches.
Ubitennis founder Ubaldo Scanagatta and Steve Flink share their opinions about the hotly debated topic.
