It goes without saying that Nick Kyrgios is widely considered in the list of tennis’ bad boys. The 22-year-old, however, played a contradictory stroke during his first-round win at Rakuten Open in Tokyo, Japan.

Following his 7-5 6-2 win over American qualifier Ryan Harrison in the tournament opener, the Australian powerhouse flung a bottle of water in the stands to help a spectator who appeared unwell during the 76-minute battle. No wonder, his act drew a round of applause from the crowd.

Meanwhile, Kyrgios, the No. 6 seed, has a tough assignment ahead as he is scheduled to cross the swords with Czech veteran Radek Stepanek for a place in the last-eight stage here.

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Nick Kyrgios tossed water into stands for person who fell ill during his Japan Open 1R. A decent thing to do. pic.twitter.com/K9n9JBqwdA

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