The ATP 250 tournament in Winston-Salem (North Carolina) ended in the morning and it was done with victory for Lorenzo Sonego. The Italian, world number 58, defeated Alex Michelsen (52) 6-0 6-3 in one hour and four minutes in a match that almost ended in disaster.
And the American started badly and seemed completely unstoppable in the first set. With a ball to go 4-0 down, and After missing a volley, he threw the ball into the stands but the chair umpire, after verifying that the spectator who received the impact of the ball did not suffer any injury, decided not to disqualify him.
That controversial decision reminded everyone of Novak Djokovic and his disqualification from the 2020 US Open for a similar action.
On that occasion, the Serbian’s attack of anger led him to hit the ball, with the bad luck that It hit one of the line judges.
That action cost him his bye in a tournament where he started as a clear favorite and ended up taking Dominic Thiem.
Source: La Verdad
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