MADRID — Prime-seeded Alexander Zverev bought a warning from the umpire for taking a photograph of a ball mark throughout the clay-court Madrid Open on Sunday after complaining about digital line-calling.
The German participant instructed umpire Mohamed Lahyani there was a “malfunction” with the system after a backhand from native favourite Alejandro Davidovich Fokina was known as in whereas Zverev thought it had gone huge throughout their third-round match.
Zverev then took a cellphone from his bag and took a photograph of the mark, for which he acquired the warning for unsportsmanlike conduct.
After successful 2-6, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (0), Zverev posted the image in an Instagram story with the caption, “Simply gonna go away this one right here. This was known as in. Attention-grabbing name,” flanked by two pondering emojis.