You've got to hand it to Nick Kyrgios - while he might be a colourful firebrand on the tennis court he is always willing to own up to his mistakes off it.
Case in point, the Aussie tennis star has today apologised to the ball boy he nearly hit with a tennis racket in his quarterfinal loss to Rafael Nadal in Indian Wells.
The world No.132 defied his ranking to take it to the Australian Open winner but ultimately fell 7-6 (0) 5-7 6-4. It was a match soaked in drama and theatrics, culminating in Kyrgios smashing his racket into the court at the conclusion.
The racket speared toward the wall of the arena where it left ball boy Tei Park ducking for cover.
Overnight, Kyrgios sheepishly took to Instagram to find out the identity of the ball boy and apologise.
'I just want to apologise to that ball kid at the end of the match,' Kyrgios wrote on Instagram.
'It was a complete accident and was frustrated at the end of the match.
'My racket took a crazy bounce and was never my intention. If anyone knows who that ball kid is, send me a message and I will send a racket to him. I’m glad he’s OK!'
The messages exchanged between Kyrgios and the ball boy in question in the aftermath of the fiery match between the Aussie and World No.2 Rafael Nadal at Indian Wells.
Social media responded and it wasn't long until Kyrgios had the ball boy's name and contact details so he could reach out personally and apologise.
'Hey bro! Sorry about my racket incident at the end! Complete accident, you all ok from it? I was wondering if I could send you a racket and if you could accept my apology? Are you at the courts tomorrow?' Kyrgios messaged.
The ball boy was more than happy to accept the peace offering and revealed he was unharmed from the incident.
'Hi! Thanks for reaching out, I'm completely fine. I would love to get a racket! Of course I accept the apology. I'll be back at the courts tomorrow.' he said.
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