Nick Kyrgios of Australia returns the ball to Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain during their men's singles tennis match at the Japan Open championships in Tokyo October 8, 2015. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
(Reuters) - Australian wild thing Nick Kyrgios edged a step closer to a possible ATP ban when he was fined for a verbal outburst in his first round match at the Shanghai Masters.
The ATP confirmed that the 20-year-old had been fined $1,500 for an "audible obscenity" during his 6-3 6-2 victory over Austrian Andreas Haider-Maurer on Monday.
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