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German Olympic tennis champion Alexander Zverev said there "was no excuse" for smashing his racket on the umpire's chair several times and his foul-mouthed rant at the official was "unacceptable", as he was expelled from the Acapulco Open by the ATP.
Alexander Zverev said there "was no excuse" for smashing his racket on the umpire's chair several times and his foul-mouthed rant at the official was "unacceptable", as he was expelled from the Acapulco Open by the ATP. Zverev, ranked three in the world, posted an apology posted on his Instagram account a few hours after his expulsion. "It is difficult to put into words how much I regret my behavior during and after the doubles match yesterday," he wrote. "I have privately apologised to the chair umpire because my outburst towards him was wrong and unacceptable." Zverev lost his cool after he and doubles partner Marcelo Melo of Brazil fell 6-2, 4-6, 10-6 to Briton Lloyd Glasspool and Finn Harri Heliovaara.
Acapulco - 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, with the German later apologising for his behaviour.
Alexander Zverev says his violent outburst at an umpire’s chair was “wrong and unacceptable” after he was booted out of the Mexican Open in Acapulco. The shocking incident came in the immediate aftermath of his doubles defeat alongside Marcelo Melo, with Zverev approaching the umpire’s station and whacking it with his racquet. Ad/> After briefly returning to his seat, Zverev approached the umpire again and yelled expletives as he worked away on the chair with his racquet again.
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Third-ranked Alexander Zverev was thrown out of the Mexican Open for violently smashing his racket on the umpire’s chair moments after losing a doubles match.
Olympic tennis champion Alexander Zverev was kicked out of the Acapulco Open on Wednesday for unsportsmanlike conduct after repeatedly hitting the umpire's chair with his racquet and swearing at the official.
Men's tennis world number three Alexander Zverev was kicked out of the ATP 500 tournament in Acapulco, Mexico, for «unsportsmanlike conduct» after his doubles match.
Germany's Alexander Zverev has been kicked out of the Mexican Open after striking the umpire's chair with his racket multiple times following a doubles loss.