Tennis Players Christopher O’Connell and Martin Dam Engage in Heated Argument at Miami Masters 1000

Tennis is a sport full of respect and kindness on the part of the protagonists. Fights and arguments on the court are not common and rarely occur.

However, on this occasion, the Miami Masters 1000 was the exception. Con Christopher O’Connell (66° of the ATP) and Martin Dam (204°) like the main actors, court number 1 was the scene of a racy fight between both tennis players.

The game was going on relatively normally. Each one held his own serve and could barely win a handful of points on the opponent’s serve.

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However, at the end of the first set the discussion began. After ace of O’Connell that allowed him to win his serve, he approached the net looking at his rival and saying: “What are you doing?”.

After some subtle response from his opponent without really knowing what was happening, the Australian continued: “Just before I served you were screaming”. Subsequently, the world number 66 reiterated the phrase again to Damm’s displeasure.

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In any case, the situation did not end there. “I don’t really care if you do it after the point, but I do care if you do it right when I’m going to serve.”, he continued. In response, she got a resounding “then what” of his rival.

At that moment, the umpire of the match, Fergus Murphy, tried to take control of the fight. “All this is better if you come straight to me. It’s not good if you start debating among yourselves”he pointed.

Finally, the American walked away insisting that his screams were while his rival had the balls in his hands and not when he was serving.

For now, everything stayed there. The winner of the match ended up being O’Connell with a tight 7-6 (5) and 7-6 (5). In the next round, he will face Jannik Sinner, who has just defeated Tallon Griekspoor in three sets.

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2024-03-25 01:42:00
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