Belgium secured a controversial victory in Davis Cup qualifying when Chile's Cristian Garin refused to continue in the decisive rubber after being painfully knocked down by his opponent, Zizou Bergs, on Sunday.

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Extraordinary scenes as Davis Cup tennis player knocks down opponent, then wins by default

Chile lose their Davis Cup qualifier against Belgium as Cristian Garin refuses to continue playing after being knocked over by Zizou Bergs.

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Davis Cup collision: Chile beat Belgium as Cristian Garin refuses to play after Zizou Bergs incident

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.

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Davis Cup: Chile’s Garin refuses to play on after changeover collision and loses match to Belgium

TENNIS star Cristian Garin refused to play and demanded a disqualification after his opponent charged into him.The shocking incident occurred during

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Tennis star FORFEITS Davis Cup tie after being left with bruised eye by opponent

The South American player lay on the ground after Belgian Zizou Bergs hit him with his shoulder in the middle of a euphoric celebration

El jugador sudamericano quedó tendido en el suelo luego de que el belga Zizou Bergs lo chocara con el hombro en el medio de un eufórico festejo

Gran escándalo en la Copa Davis: Garin no pudo seguir tras un choque con su rival y descalificaron a Chile de la serie

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Great scandal in the Davis Cup: Garin could not continue after a clash with his rival and disqualified Chile from the series

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The Davis Cup tie between Belgium and Chile descended into chaos after a Belgian player won his match despite shoulder charging his opponent, who pleaded for the match to be stopped.

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Tennis fans stunned after Zizou Bergs tackled Cristian Garin during Davis Cup — and still won: ‘Shocking decision’

Garin was given three consecutive time violations and lost the match while he was calling for his opponent to be disqualified.

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Chilean tennis player Cristian Garin loses Davis Cup qualifier for refusing to continue after collision

Chilean tennis star Cristian Garin refused to play after a shocking incident with opponent Zizou Bergs during a Davis Cup clash. In a tense singles match in Belgium, Garin found himself knocked over when Bergs leapt into the air and struck Garin in the face.  Garin faced three successive time violations for choosing not to play. Bergs immediately apologised whilst Garin received medical attention and was cleared to continue. A code violation was…

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Controversy erupts at Davis Cup as Chile star refuses to play opponent

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 …

Lascia increduli ciò che è successo nel primo turno di Coppa Davis tra Belgio e Cile. A Hasselt, i Diavoli Rossi hanno battuto i sudamericani 3-1, con il punto decisivo firmato da Zizou Bergs, che ha avuto la meglio su Cristian Garin con il punteggio di 6-3, 4-6, 7-5. Ma l’episodio che ha portato tutto il mondo a parlare di questo match arriva nell’11esimo game del terzo set: Bergs toglie il servizio a Garin, esulta in maniera scomposta, e mentr…

Coppa Davis, Bergs esulta e colpisce Garin: il cileno non rientra in campo e perde la partita. Le polemiche: "Scandalo internazionale"

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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'

The Davis Cup Qualifiers tie between Belgium and Chile in Hasselt concluded with controversy! Zizou Bergs claimed two singles wins for the host nation, including the deciding against Cristian Garin on Sunday.  The match drew many reactions and ended in chaos following an incident in the closing stages of the duel. Bergs grabbed a break in the 11th game of the decider and made a proper celebration of it. However, he ran and collided with Garin at…

Extraordinary scenes as Davis Cup tennis player knocks down opponent, then wins by default

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