Mutua Madrid Open: Alexander Zverev breaks silence with proof as controversy over match decision explodes
Tennis star Alexander Zverev has made his photo proof public after a massive debate erupted in his Mutua Madrid Open 2025 game. Check here to know more:
Alexander Zverev breaks silence with proof Photograph: (Instagram)
Tennis star Alexander Zverev has made his photo proof public after a massive debate erupted in his Mutua Madrid Open 2025 game. Notably, the world number two has received a code violation warning after a heated argument with the chair umpire in the prestigious tournament.
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The German-born star has made it to the pre-quarters of the marquee event after receiving a first-round bye as a top-seeded player here. Thereafter, he defeated Roberto Bautista Agut and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the next two rounds to storm into the pre-quarters. However, Zverev's win against Fokina sparks massive controversy.
Alexander Zverev had an awful start to the game as he lost the first set and allowed the Spaniard to take the lead. However, the star player staged his remarkable comeback in the second set after winning it in a tiebreaker to force the match into a decider. However, the controversy erupted in the third set as the 27-year-old tennis star contested an electronic line call, stating that Fokina's last shot of the rally had landed out, and the system was not working and malfunctioning at 5-4 (15-0).
Zverev was urging the umpire to check the mark on the clay, but the umpire did not come. The star player then took out his own phone to click a picture of the red dirt but was later slapped with a conduct warning. Thereafter, the world number two posted his clicked photo on Instagram Story.
Alexander Zverev breaks silence on controversial Madrid Open line call dispute with umpire
"Honestly, I believe there was a failure in the system, I think there was an error in the system at that moment. I am a fan of the electronic system, but the ball was... It's not just a little, a millimetre in or out, it was like four, five centimetres. That's why I addressed the chair umpire and said, 'Please come down to see this, I'm not crazy (laughing), I can see what was happening," Zverev said.
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