NICK Kyrgios is unlikely to face further sanction from Wimbledon officials as he faces a rankings slide and the fallout from a shattering fourth-round defeat.

The Australian firebrand was fined $12,600 and accused of tanking after plummeting to a four-set loss to Richard Gasquet.

Claiming “external bullshit” was a factor in a controversial defeat, Kyrgios now faces challenges on three fronts.

His ranking will tumble from No.29 to outside the top 40, he is still without a coach and his reputation is in tatters.

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Bowing out of singles and mixed doubles on the same day, Kyrgios left Wimbledon $12,600 lighter in the pocket after being fined for unsportsmanlike conduct and an audible obscenity.

On a hellish day at the All England Club, Kyrgios’ frustration boiled over as he ordered interim coach and manager John Morris out of Court Two.

The Englishman watched the rest of the match from the locker room as Kyrgios was booed during the second set.

John McEnroe said Kyrgios threw the third game of the second set when he listlessly made three unforced errors, infuriating the crowd.

“He should have admitted he lost it for that period of time,” McEnroe said. “He’ll realise tomorrow he made an ass out of himself.”

Kyrgios’ antics are being investigated but it is unlikely he will be penalised.

Despite a ferocious backlash by British media, world No 3 Andy Murray defended Kyrgios.

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“I don’t think people appreciate how difficult it is to grow up under the spotlight, how difficult it is to have loads of people expecting you to be perfect from a young age,” Murray said.

“I like Nick. I’ve spoken to him away from the court. He’s quite different to how he is on it.

“It’s not easy. He’ll find his way, for sure. He’ll hopefully have good people around him that can help him, people that have experienced being on the tour, guys like Lleyton Hewitt and Pat Rafter.”

Tennis Australia president Steve Healy said Kyrgios needs to control his emotions.

“He is an outstanding player, he is a great talent, but he is a young man and sometimes his emotions get away from him,” he said on Radio Sport National.

“That is something Pat (Rafter) is on record as saying he needs to control if he’s going to be a great player.

“What we can do is we can put people around him, certainly say that that behaviour is unacceptable and try and work with him to improve that.

“He is a very young man and sometimes we expect a lot from our 19 and 20-year-olds. But that behaviour generally is not acceptable and won’t be accepted.”

Kyrgios denied tanking,

“You know, I’m not perfect out there,” he said

“I’m going to have ups and downs. That’s the way you respond from that. I think it takes some serious balls to respond the way I did.”

Asked why he appeared unwilling to move to return Gasquet’s serve in a game which will attract the scrutiny of officials, Kyrgios said: “Do you want to try to return Richard Gasquet’s serve?

media_camera Nick Kyrgios (L) argues with the umpire during the match against Richard Gasquet.

“I’ll give you the racquet and we’ll see how many times you can return his serve also.

“Of course, I tried. He hit serve past me as an ace. That’s too good.”

Later, Kyrgios revealed his vapid performance was not only attributable to Gasquet but also to “external bullshit.”

Asked to specify what was bothering him, Kyrgios said: “There’s a lot of things going on at the moment that aren’t focusing on actual tennis.

“There’s just a lot of stuff going on. You don’t need to know about ‘em.”

Challenged to assess his performance. he said: “I don’t take much out of it. I expected more out of myself.

“I feel like I’ve let people down. It’s tough.”

Asked if he viewed himself as the “bad boy of tennis”, he said: “Not at all, to be honest. Just ‘cause I show emotion out on the court, I’m bad. So, whatever.”

Originally published as Nick blames loss on ‘external bulls**t’