The attack of anger of an Argentine tennis player that caused his disqualification in the Santiago Challenger: “He is a criminal”

From the top to the bottom of the sea, in a matter of hours. The Rosario Renzo Olivo He went from being doubles champion in Bolivia with Andrea Collarini to stay disqualified in it Challenger of Santiago de Chileas a result of an attack of anger that caused his disqualification in the first round match he played this Tuesday against the Brazilian Orlando Luz. The climax of the situation was when the Argentine kicked the umpire’s chair, whom he also accused of being a “delinquent”, upset by a ruling that he considered unfair.

It all happened when the score was uphill for the Argentine (3-6 and 1-2), who in that third game of the second set suffered a break in his service, from an imperceptible touch of the net with his right foot, when went to volley.

It was the boiling moment for Olivo, who immediately dropped the racket, took off his cap and grabbed his head: “No… He charged me a touch, he charged me a touch, he is a criminal”.

The regulation, if the touch has existed, is clear: “If a player touches the net before a point ends, before the ball bounces twice after a winning shot or when a ball falls out or remains in the net, the referee will award the point to his opponent.”

While the umpire indicated that in his opinion he had touched the net, Olivo received a warning for his behavior, as he continued with the protests, in this case speaking for the side where his team and friends were.

When he approached his bench, the man from Rosario – number 286 in the world – increased his anger, he expressed it by throwing his racket against the umpire’s chair, which also received a kick that caused him to end up with his foot inside the structure.

The referee called the supervisor and informed him of Olivo’s disqualification, which left the Chilean Challenger round of 16 draw with seven Argentines present.

Juan Manuel Cerúndolo, Facundo Bagnis, Camilo Ugo Carabelli, Fede Gómez, Valerio Aboian, Andrea Collarini and Genaro Olivieri were the protagonists of the Albiceleste victories, while Román Burruchaga and Mariano Kestelboim lost.