🚨 ¡INSÓLITO! Nicolas Moreno de Alboran ganó el segundo set 7-6 y se fue durante ¡10 MINUTOS! al baño. Cuando regresó para jugar el tercero, el árbitro lo descalificó y Federico Delbonis avanzó a octavos de final.
Video: American tennis player disqualified in bizarre incident following 10-minute bathroom break
ATPSaturday, 10 September 2022 at 10:09
Tennis players have been disqualified midway through their matches for various reasons over the years, with most having to do with their anger-inspired rule-breaking. But in a rather unusual and bizarre incident at an ATP Challenger Tour event in Seville, this week, a player was disqualified before the start of a deciding set over a bathroom break.
The disqualification, in fact, was not a result of the duration of his bathroom break. It was because the player, American pro, Nicolas Moreno de Alboran, took a shower during his 10-minute break.
Per the rules of tennis, players can only use breaks to use the bathroom and change their kit, and for 'no other purpose.' Unaware of the rules, De Alboran took the opportunity to shower and cool himself down after winning the second set against Argentine tennis star Federico Delbonis.
Seconds after returning to the court, the 25-year-old was informed that he had been disqualified by the chair umpire for breaching the rules. The two players had an animated discussion upon De Alboran's official disqualification, but the American could do nothing about the decision.
It was a highly competitive match to that point. Former World No. 33 Delbonis took the opening set 7-5, after which De Alboran forced a deciding set by winning the second set in a tiebreaker.
The eventual result via disqualification took Delbonis into the Round of 16 of the Challenger Event in Seville.
Currently ranked No. 311 in the ATP rankings, De Alboran achieved a career-high ranking of No.240 in April 2022.
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