US EditionExtraordinary scenes as Davis Cup tennis player knocks down opponent, then wins by default
- Cristian Garin of Chile refused to continue his match after an accidental collision with Belgian player Zizou Bergs, who hit Garin in the eye with his shoulder during play.
- Bergs received a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct, but Garin called for his disqualification instead of continuing the match.
- Garin received three consecutive time violations, resulting in a game penalty, and lost the match 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 without leaving the bench.
- Chile's Olympic Committee expressed being 'upset and incredulous' about the incident and pledged support for the Chilean Tennis Federation to address it.
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Davis Cup, Bergs cheers and hits Garin: the Chilean does not return to the field and loses the game. The controversy: 'International scandal'
What happened in the first round of the Davis Cup between Belgium and Chile leaves you in disbelief. In Hasselt, the Red Devils beat the South Americans 3-1, with the decisive point signed by Zizou Bergs, who got the better of Cristian Garin with a score of 6-3, 4-6, 7-5. But the episode that brought the whole world to talk about this match comes in the 11th game of the third set: Bergs takes the serve away from Garin, rejoices in a discomposed …
Davis Cup: Chile’s Garin refuses to play on after changeover collision and loses match to Belgium
Belgium advanced to the second round of Davis Cup qualifying in bizarre circumstances Sunday after Chile tennis player Cristian Garin was accidentally knocked over by his opponent and refused to continue their match.
Chilean Tennis Federation demands ITF victory for Christian Garin after Zizou Bergs assault on Davis Cup
Indignity. That’s the feeling that grips the entire Chilean Copa Davis team after Christian Garin’s unusual assault on the player Zizou Bergs. The Chilean tennis player ended up being penalized with three warnings of time, which made him lose the game to the Belgian after refusing to return to the court, for not being in condition after the hard hit suffered. The embarrassing situation went around the world and the national tennis player found t…
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