Mohamed Lahyani, the Swedish chair umpire who gave an on-court pep talk to Nick Kyrgios during a match at this year’s US Open, has been suspended without pay for two weeks by the ATPTour because of the incident. Lahyani,one of tennis’s leading umpires, camedown from his chair with Kyrgios trailing by a set and a break of serve in his second-round match with Pierre-Hugues Herbert on August 30. “I want to help you,” Lahyani said to Kyrgios, the unpredictable Australian star who has been fined and suspended for lack of effort in the past. “This isn’t you. I know that.Krygios went on to win the match, andthough he denied the discussion had any impact on his performance, Herbert and others complained about Lahyani’s actions. “I think this was nothis job,” Herbert said. “I don’t think he’s a coach; he’s an umpire and he should stay on his chair for that.” Roger Federer also made clear that hebelieved Lahyani had crossed a line.“He was there for too long,” Federer said at the Open. “It’s a conversation. Conversations can change your mindset. It can be a physio, a doctor, an umpire for that matter. That’s why it won’t happen again. I think everybody knows that.” US Open organizers elected not to suspend Lahyani from further duties at the tournament but did release a critical statement that said Lahyani’s conduct“went beyond protocol” and that he had been “advised to adhere to properprotocols in all matches that he officiates moving forward.”