Zverev's experience in Acapulco over the past 24 hours was "colorful"!
On February 22, Zverev and Brooks fought in three sets after the first two games of more than three hours, and finally reversed Brooks 3-6 7-6 (10) 6-2, which was 4:54 a.m., setting a record for the latest time to finish at the ATP on a single matchday.
Although this record cannot be regarded as a proud achievement of a player's career, it can be said that it is quite good to have this record in the history of ATP.
However, Zverev made another surprising move!
At 11:14 p.m. that night, the men's doubles decider grabbed ten battles, Zverev group fell behind 6-8, their serve was picked up by the opponent, Zverev group and the audience thought that the return ball was out of bounds, but the bottom line trial gave a gesture inside the boundary, and the referee then judged the opponent to score, which angered Zverev. He has always stressed that the ball is out of bounds and argues loudly and even explosively, and has been warned by the referee. Affected by this, Zverev Jr. and his partner eventually lost the game. The angry German could not calm down, and after shaking his fists in the face, he broke out as he walked towards the referee, smashing the referee's chair with a tennis racket and nearly injuring the referee.
Even when the players on both sides returned to their respective seats, Zverev still could not calm down and then punched the referee. The referee did not resist, but tried to avoid as much as possible. Watching Zverev's actions made people feel terrible.
At 1:50 a.m. the next day, the Acapulco Organizing Committee issued a statement: "According to the ATP resolution, due to serious violations of sportsmanship, Zverev is prohibited from continuing to participate in this tournament and withdraws immediately." Thus Zverev was disqualified from continuing to participate in the Acapulco competition.
Zverev then formally apologized on Twitter: "It's hard to put into words how remorseful I feel for my actions during and after yesterday's doubles match. I have privately apologized to the referee for the fact that my blast to him was wrong and unacceptable and I was just disappointed in myself. This shouldn't happen, there's no excuse. I also want to apologize to my fans!
Tennis, the sport I love. You know, I leave everything on the pitch. Yesterday, I left too much. Over the next few days, I will reflect on my actions and how I can guarantee that this will not happen again. I'm sorry to disappoint you guys. (Source: House of Tennis Author: Stray Rabbit)