I was at the Grandstand court (the second-biggest after Stadium court) sitting right behind the court, a few metres from the players and the playing surface.
First of all, his was the very first match of the entire tournament. So, quite a few things were indeed not up to standard. The ball kids looked quite lost at times especially given the fact that Kyrgios, Sampras-style, only asked for one ball at a time and whenever he missed a first serve he then needed another ball which often came a few seconds late. The kids also ran around quite a bit while balls somehow rolled around unattended. Then the cameramen were sitting on squeaky chairs which also scraped audibly on the court surface (it was rectified after the match with new chairs and a rubber mat). The 'talking' he refers to was, I believe, the cameramen overly loud headphones which was also rectified later.
Truth be told, though, Nick is so highly strung that it looked like he was just looking for anything to complain about and if it weren't these things he would have found something else. He looked sour all the time and left the court without signing autographs even though there were young kids waiting.
The next match provided a huge contrast with Dominic Thiem and Lu Yen-Hsun of Taiwan playing an entertaining match without a single complaint being uttered even though the ball kids were still pretty lost; Thiem was extremely composed and very friendly... and, oh, that backhand!! In the third match Feliciano Lopez (vs. Andreev in a very entertaining match) made a couple of complaints about the ball kids but that was it; he also completely shrugged off one lost ball girl almost taking him out Chase Utley style while he was preparing to receive serve. I shudder to think what Kyrgios would have done in that situation.
In summary, while Nick K. was technically right to complain about most things (there was nothing wrong with the surface) he did make a big thing of it all and generally came across as a thin-skinned whiner. And yes, when observed live, next to Thiem his game looks pretty meh (based on one match, granted). If he wants to be regularly given Centre Court time (Stadium Court here) he better start bringing something more to the table than a boring game and a cr*ppy attitude, IMO.
Edit: I think it is fair to add that while Kyrgios did come across as a moody killjoy he was in no way abusive or over the top in any of his actions. He never abused or shouted at any of the people who irritated him; it was either muttered under his breath or addressed to the ump (Bernardes). He didn't 'slam' his racquet down either unless I missed it and I don't think I did; he just let it bounce off the tip and it came back to his hand. So while he wasn't any fun to watch behaviour-wise he never crossed into any abusive territory. I don't think what he showed on the court warranted a fine; it is either something he said/did after the match or it simply means that his reputation now works against him.
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