Marc Polmans was disqualified from Shanghai qualifying after hitting the umpire with a ball. He had match point, & launched the ball out of anger. The ball hit the umpire at a very fast pace. Disqualified immediately. Wow.
"Only way to discourage this moronic behavior is a six-figure fine AND one-year ban": Tennis fans react scathingly after Polmans horrific disqualification at China Open
ATPWednesday, 04 October 2023 at 15:59
Marc
Polmans' disqualification from the Shanghai Open qualifiers for hitting the
chair umpire with the ball stirred up controversy among fans.
The
26-year-old Australian was just one point away from playing in his first
Masters 1000 main draw. Marc Polmans (140th) made headlines worldwide after
being disqualified in his second qualifying match for the Shanghai Open.
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As the 4th
seed, Polmans faced the 18th seed Stefano Napolitano for a spot in the main
draw. In a tight match, he won the first set 7-6 and was in a tie-break in the
second set with a match point that would have allowed him to advance to the
main round of the tournament.
With the
score at 6-5 in the tie-break and his opponent serving, Polmans approached the
net to close out the point and the match. However, he missed a volley and in
frustration, he struck the ball forcefully with his racket, accidentally
hitting the chair umpire in the face. As a result, he was immediately
disqualified from the match in a peculiar situation.
Polmans'
situation was widely discussed on social media by fans who expressed their
displeasure with the Australian's behavior. The majority of fans supported the
chair umpire's decision:
"Not
intentional, but 100% worthy of a disqualification. Players really need to stop
hitting balls like that, whether into the crowd, toward umpires or line judges.
None of them intend anything malicious, but you are inevitably going to injury
someone if you keep doing it.
Not intentional, but 100% worthy of a disqualification. Players really need to stop hitting balls like that, whether into the crowd, toward umpires or line judges. None of them intend anything malicious, but you are inevitably going to injury someone if you keep doing it...
Marc Polmans was disqualified from Shanghai qualifying after hitting the umpire with a ball. He had match point, & launched the ball out of anger. The ball hit the umpire at a very fast pace. Disqualified immediately. Wow. pic.x.com/rkqgspdomj
"100%
deserved, players need to be held accountable, hope he gets a hefty fine on top
of it. Gaston also threw a racquet at a line umpire yesterday and didn't even
apologize, should've gotten disqualified," the user posted.
100% deserved, players need to be held accountable for their actions, hope he gets a hefty fine on top of it. Gaston also threw a racquet at a line umpire yesterday and didn't even apologize, should've been disqualified.
"Such incidents may ruin your career. He’s had a chance to play ATP1000, moreover his opponent is to play against another qualifier Zhukayev in 1st, what a disaster."
Such incidents may ruin your career. He’s had a chance to play ATP1000, moreover his opponent is to play against another qualifier Zhukayev in 1st, what a disaster.
put him in the bin for 6 months. these guys can afford fines so it has no impact compared to being on the sidelines.
This has now happened twice in the last decade. Both are freak accidents but happen because ball abuse violations happen frequently. Hitting the ball away in anger is inherently a dangerous act and should be treated as such: 1st violation point penalty, 2nd violation game penalty
Marc Polmans was disqualified from Shanghai qualifying after hitting the umpire with a ball. He had match point, & launched the ball out of anger. The ball hit the umpire at a very fast pace. Disqualified immediately. Wow. pic.x.com/rkqgspdomj
Could have easily hit the ballkid approaching to retrieve the ball.
Terrible situation, you can see the instant regret. Known Marc for many years and he’s a good guy, just made an awful mistake.
If it had been Djokovic they would have waited at least 20 seconds before disqualifying him.
Wasn’t Shapo enough hitting that umpire who needed eye surgery ?? Novak heating that woman in the throat When will the players learn ??
you lose control for one second and if that ball flies anywhere else, nothing happens, and you probably win the match. But since it hit the umpire, you're disqualified and god knows what else. That's why I said - bad luck.
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