Carlos Alcaraz fumed at the umpire at the China Open in his uncovering align aobtainst Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.
The French Open and Wimbledon champion claimed prosper over the Frenchman on Friday – but not everyleang went his way.
In the uncovering set, Alcaraz was given two time violations that saw him neglect his cgreater.
Usupartner speedy with the draw, an automatic shot clock establish the 21-year-greater at fault of taking too extfinished which led to the umpire punishing him.
Carlos Alcaraz was furious with the umpire at the China Open
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Alcaraz turned to the umpire and shouted: “This is not tennis!”
There were echoes to his Queen’s Club Championships rant earlier this year where he crashed out to Britain’s Jack Dsexual batteryr.
Carlos Alcaraz was still furious after the first set
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“I unbenevolent, he tgreater me that there is a new rule, this new leang, that the clock never stops. After the point is finished, the clock is putting on.
“I leank for the take parter it is someleang horrible. I unbenevolent, I finish the point at the net, and I had no time to ask for the balls.
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“I unbenevolent, I’m not saying to go to a towel and taking my time. I experience appreciate I can’t ask for the balls. It’s crazy. I have time equitable to ask for two balls and no bounces.
“I leank I have never seen someleang appreciate that in tennis.
“If you take part a extfinished point or finish at the net, you have time equitable to go for a towel or ask for your routine, ask for, in my case, four balls, I’m concentrating for the next point, equitable bouncing my bounces, and serve as best as I can.”