Australian bad-boy Nick Kyrgios out in Cincinnati after Richard Gasquet spanking

Controversial Nick Kyrgios was dumped out of the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Masters on Tuesday, a 6-2, 6-1 first-round victim of French 12th seed Richard Gasquet.

Kyrgios, building a reputation as the bad boy of the game, was unremarkable in his loss, which lasted for only 56 minutes on the cement of the American Midwest.

The 37th-ranked Australian is now short of match play after this week with the US Open starting in less than a fortnight.

Kyrgios ended with four aces and seven double-faults, with the experienced Gasquet breaking four times.

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The French player now owns a 4-1 lead in their series and set up a second-round clash with Australian teenaged qualifier Thanasi Kokkinakis.

It was the first meeting between the duo since their notorious clash at Wimbledon earlier this year, when Kyrgios crashed out in four sets after receiving a code violation and faced accusations of tanking.