In the third round match of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Miami between Martin Damm and Chris O`Connell, the tension was palpable. Chair umpire Fergus Murphy had to intervene.
von tennisnet.com
last edited: March 25, 2024, 9:25 a.m
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Fergus Murphy is one of the most experienced referees on the ATP tour
Ostensibly, the match between Martin Damm and Christopher O’Connell was about reaching the round of 16 of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Indian Wells. And you are happy to take the associated 100 points for the ATP charts, as well as the prize money of 101,000 US dollars. Especially if you’ve never been in a situation like this before.
Damm was given a wildcard by the organizers, O’Connell delivers good results here and there, but a fourth round of a 1000 doesn’t happen every day, even for the experienced Australian.
Chair referee Fergus Murphy joined the group as the third native speaker on the court. And when it suddenly became loud between O’Connell and Damm, Murphy intervened.
At first quite confidently with a “It would be better if you handled this through me.” A few moments later there was the unmistakable announcement in the direction of the dam: “Stop talking”.
What happened? Damm had apparently made a noise during O’Connell’s serve movement, which displeased the Australian. Damm didn’t deny this at all, but said that O’Connell still had enough time before the actual serve.
Be that as it may, it didn’t help Martin Damm. O’Connell won twice in the tiebreak and can now face Jannik Sinner in the round of 16.
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2024-03-25 08:25:00
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