Angry Dzumhur suffers default after refusing to play over line call


  • Tennis
  • Monday, 15 Mar 2021

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Adria Tour - Belgrade, Serbia - June 13, 2020 Bosnia's Damir Dzumhur walks off after retiring from his match against Austria's Dominic Thiem REUTERS/Marko Djurica

(Reuters) - Damir Dzumhur was defaulted from his second qualifying round match in the ATP 500 event at Acapulco after the Bosnian walked off the court in anger over a line call on Sunday.

Dzumhur, who reached a career-high ranking of 23rd in 2018, lost his cool when a forehand from his Dutch opponent Botic van de Zandschulp was called in by the line judge with the 28-year-old serving at 5-5, 40-40 in the opening set.

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