Tennis fans stunned after Zizou Bergs tackled Cristian Garin during Davis Cup — and still won: ‘Shocking decision’
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.
How Cristian Garin and Zizou Bergs’ Davis Cup tie descended into tennis farce over default rules
In the third set of the match, Bergs broke Garin’s serve with a brilliant forehand pass to go up 6-5 and serve for the match. He sprinted to the net in celebration and leapt up into the air, just as his opponent was crossing over to return to his seat.
ATP pro claims Novak Djokovic would’ve been ‘defaulted for life’ after Zizou Bergs hurts Cristian Garin in accidental collision at Davis Cup
Belgium clinched a controversial win in Sunday’s match in the Davis Cup Qualifiers 1st Round tie against Chile, following which former World No.16 Nikoloz Basilashvili brought Novak Djokovic into the discussion.
Chile loses Davis Cup tie versus Belgium after accidental collision between Cristian Garin and Zizou Bergs
Bergs collided with Garin after celebrating a break of serve at 5-5 in the third set, and after the latter refused to resume play, he received a game penalty for consecutive time violations to lose the match.
Davis Cup scandal: Zizou Bergs’ collision ends Garin's match amid penalty chaos
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 the net.
Zizou Bergs scores accidental knockout to send Belgium past Chile in Davis Cup
Belgium secured a controversial victory in Davis Cup qualifying.
Controversy in Davis Cup after an accidental collision between two players: One of them refused to keep playing
The Davis Cup game between Belgium and Chile ended abruptly after Belgian player Zizou Bergs collided with Cristián Garín, who refused to keep playing.
"That should be a default": Martina Navratilova questions decision in Davis Cup involving controversy regarding Zizou Bergs, Cristian Garin
Former world number one Martina Navratilova has expressed her opinion about the incident involving Zizou Bergs and Cristian Garin. The tennis world experienced a unique scenario where two players
Bizarre Davis Cup drama as Cristian Garin gets disqualified for refusing to play after collision with Zizou Bergs
The incident happened during the third set of the match after Bergs secured a break in the 11th game to put Belgium on the verge of a win
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