Sportsmanship controversy at Barcelona Open after Nuno Borges' underarm serve on match point gets jeered by fans, opponent gives sour handshake
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Sportsmanship controversy at Barcelona Open after Nuno Borges' underarm serve on match point gets jeered by fans, opponent gives sour handshake
Drama unfolded at the ongoing 2026 Barcelona Open after Nuno Borges unleashed an underarm serve on match point to beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry, which resulted in the Portuguese drawing flak from fans
The Portuguese tennis player first hits the final rooms of an ATP 500.
This Wednesday the eighth finals of Barcelona’s ATP 500 were opened and two Argentines said goodbye to the tournament. The first to go out on the court was Tomás Etcheverry (29°). The platense faced Portuguese Nuno Borges (52°) and fell by 6-3 and 7-6 in two hours of the game. On the first set,...
Buenos Aires, 15 April (NA) – Argentine tennis player Tomás Etcheverry lost to Portuguese player Nuno Borges, in a meeting that had a controversial ending, and said good-bye in the second round of Barcelona’s ATP 500. Borges, who currently occupies the 52nd place in the ranking, was imposed by 6-3 and 7-6(4) after two hours and a minute of play. The first set was very even, but the Portuguese was able to tilt the balance in his favor thanks to t…
Nuno Borges offered himself to Tomas Martin Etcheverry this Wednesday, in the eighth final of the Barcelona ATP 500 (6-3, 7-6 [4]), concluding the game on an ace obtained thanks to a spoonful service.
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