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Sweden's Mikael Ymer has decided to retire from tennis at the age of 24 after failing to overturn a suspension imposed by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV).
Swedish tennis star Mikael Ymer said on Tuesday he had received a 18-month suspension for having missed three doping tests in 2021, a punishment he called "unfair."
LONDON :Frances Tiafoe sent down 23 aces to win 7-6(11) 6-4 6-2 and blow away the second-round challenge of Swiss qualifier Dominic Stricker at Wimbledon on Thursday, while fellow American Taylor Fritz was eliminated.
Coco Gauff and Madison Keys set up an all-American semi-final on a busy day of action at the LTA's Rothesay International Eastbourne. In an impressive quarter-final performance, Gauff beat third seed, world No.4 and doubles partner Jessica Pegula 6-3 6-3 to book her spot in the last four. Ad While Keys was similarly impressive, overcoming rain delays to ease past the unseeded Petra Martic 6-4 6-1 and continue her quest for a second Eastbourne title, having triumphed at the event back in 2014.
No. 1 seed Taylor Fritz has been knocked out of the Eastbourne International by Mackenzie McDonald 7-6(3) 7-6(8). Fritz, who had a bye to play in the second round, was unable to play his best tennis against his compatriot as McDonald went on to win a tight contest in two hours and 17 minutes.
Tennis fans around the world witnessed a bizarre incident on Wednesday after Sweden's Mikael Ymer smashed his racket his racket on the umpire's chair following an argument over a line call. The incident took place during the Lyon Open match between Ymer and France's Arthur Fils. Resulting which, Ymer got disqualified from the last 16 of the ATP 250 event. The 53rd ranked player argued with the umpire, saying that he did not get up to check whether the ball bounced inside the line, which caused the Swede a point. The umpire had stated that he saw the ball bouncing inside the line.
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Mikael Ymer was disqualified from the Lyon Open for furiously smashing his racquet on the umpire’s chair. The Swedish player was playing against Arthur Fils in the round of 16 when he got into a heated altercation with umpire Rogerio Santos over a line call at 5-5 in the opening set. Ad Ymer was adamant Fils’ shot was wide of the sideline before he casually returned long beyond the baseline, and was in disbelief when the Frenchman was awarded the point.