Frances Tiafoe11th in the ATP ranking, lost their duel Davis cup before the Dutch Tallon Greek track (24°) in the most unexpected way possible.
The North American was left with match point against in the tie break of the third set, after a serve from the European, initially called bad, was reversed by the ‘hawk eye’.
Incredulous, Tiafoe asked the chair umpire to repeat the point, since Griekspoor was left with four match points in favor and within reach of sealing his country’s victory against the United States.
Given the umpire’s refusal, the 11th in the world argued until with the tournament refereebut the decision had no turning back and he had to reverse the four match points if he wanted to keep his team alive in the series.
Finally, Frances Tiafoe destroyed a racket by hitting it on the court, received a penalty point and, consequently, lost the match and the key.
It is worth noting that, in the first turn, Botic Van de Zandschulp (68th) had defeated Tommy Paul (13th) by 7-6 (2) and 6-2.
The doubles, meanwhile, softened the North American defeat since it was left in the hands of Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram (6-7 (5), 7-6 (3) y 6-3).
The Netherlands leads Davis Cup group D with two victories, followed by the United States (one win and one loss) and Finland and Croatia, who lost their first keys.
2023-09-14 21:56:44
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