Alejandro Davidovich Fokina made a bizarre exit from Wimbledon after being handed a penalty point on match point against Jiri Vesely in the second round.
The world No 37 hit a forehand to the net at 7-8 in the fifth set tiebreak. Up against a match point, the Spaniard hit a ball thrown to him by a ball kid out of the court in frustration.
Umpire Carlos Ramos penalised the Spaniard with a code violation for ball abuse and given it was his second violation, Davidovich Fokina also received a point penalty.
Vesely clinched the match 6-3, 5-7, 6-7 (7), 6-3, 7-6 (10-8).
“I don’t agree with it. That’s crazy... what a lousy way to end it,” US tennis great John McEnroe told ESPN.
(With inputs from AFP)
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