However, his serve threatened to be broken in the second set, which was followed by a strange scene: the Frenchman hit his forehead with the handle of his racket and then began to bleed!
As if that wasn’t enough, the Frenchman was treated on the sidelines for minutes following the injury. Not only the spectators, but also Sonego were stunned by the 35-year-old’s action.
Ex-tennis professional and TV expert Wally Masur explained: “If an injury is your own fault, can you take a break? Let’s say you’re in a difficult situation and then you say to yourself: ‘Okay, I’ll hit myself with a racket and get a time out.'” So the professional couldn’t answer whether it was cheating.
After the treatment break, Mannarino was ultimately able to win the match and led France to the quarter-finals and then the semi-finals of the mixed team competition.
2024-01-05 16:50:34
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