Umpire suspended for helping Nick Kyrgios at US Open

  • Mohamed Lahyani receives two-tournament ban
  • ATP determine umpire ‘compromised impartiality’

Umpire Mohamed Lahyani has been suspended from his next two scheduled tournaments for trying to encourage Nick Kyrgios during a match at the US Open. 

Lahyani took the unusual step of climbing down from his chair and having a lengthy chat with the Australian during the second-round match against Pierre-Hugues Herbert, when Kyrgios was showing little effort as he trailed by a set and 3-0 down. 

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