Sports Desk, AnyTV, New Delhi
Published by: Rajeev Rai
Updated Thu, 24 Feb 2022 05:43 PM IST
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Tokyo Olympic champion and world number three German Alexander Zverev has crashed out of the Mexican Open. The 24-year-old Zverev was on Wednesday kicked out of the tournament for using abusive language and being violent with the chair umpire.
Tokyo Olympic champion and world number three German Alexander Zverev has crashed out of the Mexican Open. The 24-year-old Zverev was on Wednesday kicked out of the tournament for using abusive language and being violent with the chair umpire. Defending champion Zverev vented his anger on the umpire after losing in the pre-quarterfinals of the doubles event.
After the match, he first hit the chair umpire’s chair several times with a racket and then abused the official. He had to bear the brunt of his behavior. Zverev publicly apologized for his actions after the match. But after the match, the organizers of the ATP tournament dropped the second seed and the defending champion in the singles event.
World number one Novak Djokovic and legendary Rafael Nadal have supported the organizers’ decision against Zverev. Djokovic, who himself was ruled out of the US Open 2022 for hitting an unintentional ball at the umpire. He said that many times players lose their senses during the match and because of the competition of the game. Although he has apologized admitting his mistake but I do not support his action.
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Tokyo Olympic champion and world number three German Alexander Zverev has crashed out of the Mexican Open. The 24-year-old Zverev was on Wednesday kicked out of the tournament for using abusive language and being violent with the chair umpire. Defending champion Zverev vented his anger on the umpire after losing in the pre-quarterfinals of the doubles event.
After the match, he first hit the chair umpire’s chair several times with a racket and then abused the official. He had to bear the brunt of his behavior. Zverev publicly apologized for his actions after the match. But after the match, the organizers of the ATP tournament dropped the second seed and the defending champion in the singles event.
World number one Novak Djokovic and legendary Rafael Nadal have supported the organizers’ decision against Zverev. Djokovic, who himself was ruled out of the US Open 2022 for hitting an unintentional ball at the umpire. He said that many times players lose their senses during the match and because of the competition of the game. Although he has apologized admitting his mistake but I do not support his action.