New York — Nick Kyrgios was a lightning rod for controversy at the US Open last week but the fiery Australian was subdued after a third-round loss on Saturday and walked away quietly from 2019’s final grand slam.

Kyrgios did deliver a one-word jab at a line judge early in his straight-sets loss to Russian Andrey Rublev but otherwise steered clear of any of the sort of drama that he made headlines for earlier in the week...

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