Thursday's intense tennis spectacle saw Nick Kyrgios go down against Russia's Daniil Medvedev during the second round of the Australian Open.
The 26-year-old Aussie fought gallantly against the World No. 2, losing three sets to one, but it was Kyrgios' leaking hair dye that had the crowd talking.
Fans were left baffled when Kyrgios' black hair dye melted and dribbled down his forehead, prompting some to liken the tennis pro to Donald Trump's former attorney Rudy Giuliani.
Bad hair day: Nick Kyrgios (pictured) fought gallantly against the World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev on Thursday, but it was the Aussie favourite's leaking hair dye that had the crowd talking
'Is that a bit of "Just for Men" dribbling down Kyrgios’ forehead?' tweeted football reporter James Dodd.
The Twitter account for sports gambling website PointsBet wrote: 'Nick Kyrgios or Rudy Giuliani?'
The tweet included a photo of Giuliani's infamous hair-dye mishap that occurred during a press conference he held in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election.
'Kyrgios or Giuliani?' Fans were left baffled when Kyrgios' hair dye melted and dribbled down his forehead, prompting some to liken the tennis pro to Trump's former attorney Rudy Giuliani
'Nick Kyrgios having a Rudy Giuliani moment as hair dye melts off his face,' commented another.
A third tweeted: 'Someone on Rod Laver Arena please tell Nick Kyrgios he has black hair dye dripping down his forehead.'
One tennis fan posted a GIF from an old hair dye commercial, and wrote: 'Oh dear, @nickkyrgios is sweating hair dye down his forehead.'
'Nick Kyrgios having a Rudy Giuliani moment as hair dye melts off his face,' one viewer tweeted
One tennis fan wrote on Twitter, 'Someone on Rod Laver Arena please tell Nick Kyrgios he has black hair dye dripping down his forehead'
One fan posted a GIF from an old hair dye commercial, and wrote: 'Oh dear, @nickkyrgios is sweating hair dye down his forehead'
Kyrgios crumbled in his tough second-round Australian Open match against the World No. 2, with the frustrated Aussie blowing up at the chair umpire - and even the crowd - before smashing his racket.
He fought hard against Medvedev but eventually went down 7-6(1), 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.
The army of screaming fans did all they could to get the hometown hero back in the contest at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena after he was slapped with a time violation and two code violations.
The furious Australian had several heated exchanges with the match official and the crowd during Thursday night's showdown, including two furious rows about towels.
He yelled: 'I don't want to talk to you, listen to me!' to the umpire and exploded at the crowd to 'stop screaming out while I'm f***ing serving'.
Kyrgios (pictured) was visually frustrated at several points in the match, often muttering to himself in anger
Fired up fans piled into Melbourne Park's Rod Laver Arena for the Thursday night showdown
Russia's Daniil Medvedev (pictured) had Kyrgios on the back foot early on of the highly anticipated battle
An ill-timed shout of encouragement to Kyrgios from the stands made the
