World quantity three Alexander Zverev has been expelled from the Mexican Open for “playless conduct”. After the deciding tie-break of the primary spherical of the doubles match, Zverev argued with the umpire and hit his chair a number of occasions with a racket. Zverev and his companion Marcelo Melo misplaced 6-2, 4-6, 10-6 to Lloyd Glasspool and Harry Heliovara.

The 24-year-old German participant hit the umpire’s chair a number of occasions together with his racket and umpire Alessandro got here very near hitting Germany. “Following the conclusion of the doubles match on Tuesday night, Alexander Zverev has been removed from the tournament in Acapulco for unsportsmanlike conduct,” the organizers of the ATP event mentioned in a press release. In the singles first spherical, defending champion Zverev had saved two match factors within the tie-break to register a 3-6, 7-6 (10), 6-2 win. In the subsequent spherical, Zverev was to face compatriot Peter Gojowski, who would now obtain a walkover to advance to the quarter-finals.