Kyrgios loses first match since Shanghai walkout

Nick Kyrgios has lost his first match since his Shanghai walkout, going down to Belgium's Ruben Bemelmans at the European Open.

The world No.20 won a tense first set but had no answer to Bemelmans, ranked 98, going down 7-6 (7-3) 3-6 3-6 in a second round match that lasted just under two hours.

Kyrgios was the No.3 seed at the tournament, behind only David Goffin and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, and was fancied to pick up his first title of 2017.

It was his first match since he was fined $US10,000 and stripped of $US21,085 prize money after walking off the court during his Shanghai Masters match against American Steve Johnson.

with AAP