World Number Three Alexander Zverev Attacks Umpires Chair After Loss Hours After Record Breaking Match
Alexander Zverev has been kicked out of the Mexican Open after attacking the umpires chair, following a loss in the doubles tournament.
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WATCH: Alexander Zverev expelled from Acapulco for assault on umpire's chair after doubles loss
Alexander Zverev was kicked out of the ATP 500 tournament in Acapulco, Mexico, for "unsportsmanlike conduct" after his doubles match, the men's tour said on Wednesday. Zverev, partnering Brazilian tennis player Marcelo Melo in doubles, came perilously close to hitting umpire Alessandro Germani when he repeatedly assaulted the umpire's chair with his racquet after a 6-2, 4-6 (10-6) defeat to the British-Finn pair of Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliovaara. "Due to unsportsmanlike conduct at the conclusion of his doubles match on Tuesday night, Alexander Zverev has been withdrawn from the tournament in Acapulco," the ATP said in a statement. Zverev's team did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. After shaking hands with the opponents, the 24-year-old Zverev, ranked third in singles, approached the umpire's chair and hit it repeatedly before heading towards his courtside seat, upset over a line call during the match earlier. He approached the chair a second time and once again hit it while shouting expletives.
Zverev expelled from Acapulco for assault on umpire's chair after doubles loss
Germany's Alexander Zverev was kicked out of the ATP 500 tournament in Acapulco, Mexico, for "unsportsmanlike conduct" after his doubles match, the men's tour said on Wednesday (Feb 23).
Alexander Zverev thrown out of Mexican Open for unsportsmanlike conduct
World number three Alexander Zverev has been thrown out of the Mexican Open after «unsportsmanlike conduct» that saw him attack the umpire's chair at the end of a doubles match in Acapulco.
Alexander Zverev expelled from Mexican Open after hitting out at umpire’s chair
World number three Alexander Zverev has been booted out of a tournament in Acapulco and faces a hefty punishment after repeatedly smashing an umpire’s chair with his racket following a doubles match.
Alexander Zverev in hot water after repeatedly striking umpire's chair at Mexican Open
World number three Alexander Zverev has been booted out of a tournament in Acapulco and faces a hefty punishment after repeatedly smashing an umpire's chair with his racket following a doubles match.
Alexander Zverev ‘withdrawn from tournament’ after attacking umpire’s chair with racquet at Mexican Open
The ATP have withdrawn Alexander Zverev from the Mexican Open after he attacked the umpire’s chair with his tennis racquet after losing a doubles match. Zverev and Marcelo Melo lost 2-6 6-4 10-6 against Heliovaara and Glasspool in the round of 16 on Wednesday. Ad/> Then – after shaking hands with his opponents — the Olympic champion approached the umpire’s chair and began to hit it with his racquet before heading towards his seat.
Zverev, descalificado en Acapulco tras su vergonzoso episodio en dobles
El Torneo de Acapulco se ha quedado este martes sin una de sus grandes estrellas: el alemán Alexander Zverev, segundo favorito al título. Zverev, que este martes terminó de jugar su partido de primera ronda ante Jenson Brooksby a las 4:54 hora local, ha sido descalificado del cuadro inidividual después del vergonzoso episodio que protagonizó durante su partido en el cuadro de dobles, donde formaba pareja con el brasileño Marcelo Melo.