He continued yelling at the umpire and took another swing as the umpire moved to climb down from his chair. Zverev hit the chair with his racquet three times and came close to hitting the umpire's foot at one point. Zverev believed a ball was incorrectly called out during the tie-break and began yelling at the umpire, with the crowd taking the official's side.īritain's Glasspool and Finland's Heliovaara then wrapped up the match with an ace on the next point. 'However, when you're ripping your tennis racket right next to the umpire multiple times, you can't be doing that.' I'm certainly not claiming to be an angel. 'I've not always acted in the way I would want on the tennis court. Alerts: Get tennis news sent to your phoneīritain's Andy Murray said Zverev's behaviour was 'dangerous and reckless', while Novak Djokovic - the men's world number one - added the decision to disqualify the German was 'correct'.įormer world number one Murray said: 'I obviously understand lots of players, athletes across lots of sports, can get very frustrated.'I am going to take the coming days to reflect - on my actions and how I can ensure that it will not happen again.' 'As you know, I leave everything on the court. Zverev wrote on Instagram that he had 'privately apologised' to umpire Alessandro Germani and said he was 'disappointed in myself'. His opponent Peter Gojowczyk has been given a walkover into the third round.

'Due to unsportsmanlike conduct at the conclusion of his doubles match on Tuesday night, Alexander Zverev has been withdrawn from the tournament in Acapulco,' an ATP statement read. Zverev was the defending champion in the singles event. The 24-year-old later apologised, calling his behaviour 'unacceptable'. Zverev struck the umpire's chair external-link several times with his racquet.

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