Alexander Zverev got here perilously near putting the chair umpire along with his racquet after he misplaced his doubles match on the Mexican Open late on Tuesday.
Germany’s Zverev was withdrawn from the ATP 500 match in Acapulco, Mexico, for “unsportsmanlike conduct” after his doubles match, the boys’s tour mentioned on Wednesday.
No pretendo discutir con aficionados nuevos al tenis, cada quién tiene en su experiencia su percepción del deporte, pero lo de Alexander Zverev es grotesco e inaceptable, espero que tengan huevos y haya sanción. Si esto lo hace alguien más, lo suspenden.pic.twitter.com/7OkmXUy6wH
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Zverev, partnering Brazilian tennis participant Marcelo Melo, got here perilously near hitting an umpire when he repeatedly assaulted the umpire’s chair along with his racquet after a 6-2 4-6 (10-6) defeat to Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliovaara.
Due to unsportsmanlike conduct on the conclusion of his doubles match on Tuesday evening, Alexander Zverev has been withdrawn from the match in Acapulco.
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Immediately after the gamers’ customary post-match handshake, Zverev was seen slamming his racquet in opposition to the umpire’s chair a number of occasions, coming very near hitting the umpire. He may be seen shouting relentlessly on the umpire.
Zverev was angered by an umpiring name through the tiebreak. In rage, the German began hurling abuse on the umpire.
Earlier, Daniil Medvedev continued his pursuit of the No. 1 rating with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Benoit Pair to maneuver into the second spherical on the Mexican Open.
Fourth-seeded Nadal, opened with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Denis Kudla. Nadal, who has received three titles in Acapulco (2005, 2013 and 2020), subsequent faces Stefan Kozlov on Wednesday. In different matches Tuesday, Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Laslo Djere 7-6(7) 7-6(4), Tommy Paul superior to a gathering with Dusan Lajovic when fifth-seeded Matteo Berrettini retired from their match within the second set due to an stomach damage, and Yoshihito Nishioka beat Feliciano Lopez 2-6, 6-0, 6-4.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
