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Alejandro Davydovich Fokina’s Wimbledon trip ended abruptly and strangely on Wednesday, when he was awarded a match point-to-point penalty for launching the ball out of the stadium, End of your second round match Against Jiri Wesley.
A shocking exit game during the fifth set tiebreak when Fokina failed to return the ball. he replied kick another ball out of play And a point penalty was issued for misuse of the ball by chair umpire Carlos Ramos.
phokina stood on the court in disbelief Wesley was awarded an automatic point as it was the Spaniard’s second code violation of the match – ending a fierce second round contest.
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Alejandro Davydovich Fokina of Spain plays forehand against Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic during their men’s singles second round match on the third day of the Championships Wimbledon 2022 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 29, 2022 in London, England.
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John McEnroe said on ESPN’s broadcast, “I don’t agree with that. It’s crazy… what a lousy way to end this.”
When Ramos made the match-ending call, Fokina questioned the decision, saying that his two quotes were for separate violations—the first one was for audible obscenity.
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Alejandro Davydovich Fokina of Spain celebrates against Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic during their men’s singles second round match on the third day of the Championships Wimbledon 2022 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 29, 2022 in London, England.
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However, two such violations during a match result in a point awarded to the opponent.
According to Yahoo Sports, Ramos is the same umpire who called Serena Williams for three breaches of the code 2018 US OpenThis prompted the tennis legend to accuse her of sexism.
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Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic plays forehand against Alejandro Davydovich Fokina of Spain during their men’s singles second round match on the third day of the Championships Wimbledon 2022 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 29, 2022 in London, England.
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Wesley will face 30th seed Tommy Paul of America in the third round.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.