Renzo Olivo Disqualified from Santiago Challenger after Umpire Incident

Renzo Olivo was disqualified from the Santiago Challenger after kicking the umpire’s chair (Credit: @gonzaloferreyr)

Renzo Olivo’s debut at the Challenger in Santiago de Chile ended in the worst way, after a week in which he had reached the peak a few days ago in Bolivia, because he was disqualified in the round of 16 against the Brazilian Orlando Luz for a series of unsportsmanlike fouls.

After losing the first set 6-3, the world number 286 in singles lost serve at the beginning of the second set, recovered the break in the next game and, with the score at 1-1, served until facing a new possibility of bankruptcy. There, he received a drop shot return from his rival, rescued the ball in front of the net and, when he was about to continue, the umpire charged him that he had touched that boundary of the court. Immediately afterwards, as the regulations indicate in these cases, he gave the point to the Brazilian, who made it 2-1. Next, Olivo grabbed his head and exploded: “No… he charged me a touch, he charged me a touch, he is a criminal.”

The arbitration decision is based on what was stated by the ATP through its official channels. “If a player touches the net before a point ends, before the ball bounces twice after a winning shot or when a ball falls outside or stays in the net, the referee will award the point to his opponent,” they detail. on its official site. The rule has an exception because there is no foul in the event that a player touches the net after the boundary line of the singles court. However, Olivo’s disbelief was because, according to him, he had not touched the net at any time and the images are not clear when it comes to generating an accurate answer about who is right.

Renzo Olivo has not yet won ATP titles

The grievance of the tennis player, who had just reached the semifinals in Singles and been champion in men’s doubles with Andrea Collarini at the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Challenger in Bolivia, was accompanied by an intense explanation to the chair umpire with the intention of doing so. change your mind, something that never happened. After this exchange of opinions, she threw a ball against her bench, turned around, spoke from a distance with what appeared to be a line judge, turned again and violently threw the racket against the rest area.

At that moment, Renzo Olivo seemed to give up and when he seemed to pick up his personal racket, he made a strong kick with his right leg against the high place where the umpire is located, which seemed to have been left with a hole in the surface after that. actuate. “After that reaction, the umpire decided, in debate with the supervisor involved, to disqualify the Argentine from the match,” wrote the specialized site, Canal Tenis.

A few days after turning 32 (March 15), Renzo did not have a peaceful celebration in Chile, although he will continue in the trans-Andean country because this Wednesday he should face his debut in the doubles teaming up with the New Zealander, Jose Rubin Statham, against the duet made up of the Argentine Gonzalo Villanueva and the Australian, Adam Taylor. In this modality he will try to exploit his best ranking because he is in the 270th position in the world ranking. He has accumulated more than USD 1,300,000 earned since he became a professional (2009).

On the other hand, Orlando Luz, number 373 in the world, will face Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas (110) for a place in the quarterfinals. Until the closing of this note, there are 6 Argentines in the race for the singles title at the Santiago Challenger with Valerio Aboian (478), Camilo Ugo Carabelli (127), Facundo Bagnis (147), Juan Manuel Cerúndolo (160), Genaro Olivieri (177) and Andrea Collarini (283). The last compatriot to take it was Sebastián Báez (19) in 2021.

2024-03-13 01:51:00
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