Controversy also in France-Brazil, in the challenge between Fils and Seyboth Wild
The last four davis cup verdicts were expected and arrived on time. Even if one makes discuss and the feeling is that the controversy is destined to continue. The first qualifying round ends with the transition to the September challenges of France (not without some sparkles in the Match Fils-Seyboth Wild), Spain, Hungary and, at the end of a real case, Belgium. Just the tie between the latter national and Chile ended up at the center of a case. The context? The last challenge of the comparison between the two teams, that between Zizou Bergs and Cristian Garin, decisive for the passage of the Belgian round.
Bergs ahead of the controversies
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Everything happens in the third set, on 5-5. Delicate moment because Garin gets the service tear: Bergs conquers the break, rises on 6-5 and rejoices running at the field exchange and in the inseniers collides with the Chilean who landslides on the ground, overwhelmed. A collision that appears involuntary, but that arouses the anger of the South American: Garin, after a twenty minutes break for medical care to the eye, refuses to play the decisive game and indeed demands the disqualification of Bergs. Request that is not accepted. Indeed, the chair judge asks the players to return to the field. Garin refuses, remaining sitting at his corner. It is Time Violation, to be punished with a disadvantage. Which precisely makes the score at 7-5 rise, determining the victory of Bergs and the passage of the turn of Belgium. Furious the Chilean Olympic Committee on social media: “We express indignation and disbelief for what happened. Garin suffered an attack from Zizou Bergs during a change of field and this situation caused a series of physical consequences, certified on the field by the chief doctor of the delegation, Dr. Alejandro Orizola. This deplorable international scandal cannot remain unpunished “. The South American organization also reported the doctor’s words regarding the tennis players’ conditions: “He received a strong blow to the eyeball, which is why he fell and slammed his head. This caused him inflammation, difficulty seeing, nausea and severe headache, even if he has never lost consciousness. It was not in a position to continue playing. ” In the meantime, Belgium laughs at it that closes the tie on 3-1.
France-Brazil
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Polemics also rain in France-Brazil, although the transalpines impose themselves 4-0 leaving little room for the national team of the promising Fonseca. Humbert takes home the first comparison with the winner of the Next Gen Finals (7-5 6-3), while the sparks break out between Fils and Seyboth Wild in the second challenge. The situation, clearly in favor of the transalpine (6-1 in the first part) becomes explosive in the second set, when the Brazilian, on 4-4, is facing four break balls. And it is at the fourth that the case happens: Fils pulls to the opponent’s body, the chair judge assigns the break to the French by recognizing a touch with the Seyboth racket which, however, does not seem to be there. Arthur so goes to serve for the match: on 30-30 a discussed intervention of the Falco eye further directs the challenge on the side of Fils. The Brazilian does not take it very well and the match ends with a close hand controversy. So the transalpine at the end of the match: “I don’t think he touched the ball on the break ball which was then assigned to me. But I don’t know if he would have given me the point to inverted parties. ” Seyboth confirmed: “I probably wouldn’t have done it. But it was up to the referee to intervene, which completely changed the game. ” A road flattened for France who then passed the turn thanks also to the point obtained by Mpeshi Perricard (double 6-4 at number 302 of the Pucinelli de Almeida world). He will find Croatia in September.
the other results
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Spain passes: net 3-1 to Switzerland. The point of the double Martinez/Munar (6-4 7-5 in almost two hours at the Huesler/Stricker couple), while in the last challenge of the singular the stars Landaluce lost against Bertola in three sets. Spain will now meet Denmark in the inside or outside of September. The Hungary who exceeds Canada thanks to a super Fucsovics: the number 96 in the world has the better of the two singular, first against Diallo and then, in the match that assigned the decisive point, against Galarneau. In September he will find Austria.
The challenges of September
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This is the program of the second round of September qualifying. The 7 winners will join Italy in the Bologna Finals scheduled from 18 to 23 November. Holland-Argentina, Australia-Belgio, Austria-Hungary, Germany-Japanese, United States-Czech, Denmark-Spain, Croatia-Francia
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