Hubert Hurkacz’s Costly Mistake: The Miami Open Tiebreaker Incident

Hubert Hurkacz He made a mistake at the worst possible time. When he was in third set tie break ante Grigor Dimitrov in the round of 16 of the Miami Open. They were 2-2 in the tiebreaker and the Pole served to make it 3-2. After a good serve, the ball landed freely in the net to take the point. However, Hurkacz slipped too far and He touched the net with the tip of his left foot so he lost the point and gave Dimitrov a mini break. The Pole couldn’t believe it and out of anger he slammed his racket against the ground asking the referee for explanations. Hurkacz couldn’t quite believe that he had touched the net at such an important moment, but the referee had no doubts and He made the right decision. From that moment on, Hurkacz disconnected of the match and lost the tie break and the match against Dimitrov, who at the end of the match gave him encouragement after a little mistake which had terrible consequences.

2024-03-27 00:51:14
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