{"id":23850,"date":"2025-02-06T07:39:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T07:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=23850"},"modified":"2025-02-06T07:39:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T07:39:41","slug":"atp-pro-claims-novak-djokovic-wouldve-been-defaulted-for-life-after-zizou-bergs-hurts-cristian-garin-in-accidental-collision-at-davis-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=23850","title":{"rendered":"ATP pro claims Novak Djokovic would\u2019ve been \u2018defaulted for life\u2019 after Zizou Bergs hurts Cristian Garin in accidental collision at Davis Cup ."},"content":{"rendered":"
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A former World No.16 weighed in on the Zizou Bergs vs. Cristian Garin Davis Cup match, drawing Novak Djokovic into the discussion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Zizou Bergs collided with Cristian Garin at Davis Cup (Images via Screengrab\/X)<\/p>\n

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Belgium clinched a controversial win in Sunday\u2019s match in the Davis Cup Qualifiers 1st Round tie against Chile, following which former World No.16\u00a0Nikoloz Basilashvili<\/strong>\u00a0brought\u00a0Novak Djokovic<\/strong>\u00a0into the discussion. Hosts Belgium were 2-1 after doubles pair\u00a0Sander Gille<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Joran Vliegen<\/strong>\u2018s win over\u00a0Nicolas Jarry<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Tomas Barrios Vera<\/strong>, following which,\u00a0Zizou Bergs<\/strong>\u00a0had the task to take the side to the next round.<\/p>\n

But the match he played against\u00a0Cristian Garin<\/strong>\u00a0didn\u2019t end in his favor without some drama. Bergs, when the score was tied at 5-5 in the third set, broke Garin\u2019s serve and was on cloud nine. Amidst the loud cheer from the crowd, Bergs leaped up in the air while celebrating didn\u2019t see Garin approaching toward him to return to his bench.<\/p>\n

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The consequence of his ignorance\u00a0resulted in a collision. Bergs inadvertently hurt the Chilean ace, who collapsed to the ground in pain. Following this, Garin refused to resume the game and demanded that Bergs should be disqualified from the match. His requests were denied, and as Garin was adamant that he wouldn\u2019t continue, he was handed three code violations, and eventually lost the match.<\/p>\n

Georgian tennis ace Basilashvili, who recently gave a walkover to\u00a0Andrey Rublev<\/strong>\u00a0in the quarterfinal of the Open Occitanie, claimed that had Djokovic been the player in place of Bergs, he would have been defaulted. The 24-time Grand Slam champion was disqualified from the 2020 US Open after he accidentally hit a linesperson with a ball.<\/p>\n

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Carlos Alcaraz<\/strong>\u00a0started his season at the\u00a0Australian Open\u00a0to achieve the Career Grand Slam, but his hopes were crushed by\u00a0Novak Djokovic\u00a0when they met in the quarterfinals. The 10-time Australian Open came from a set down to claim the victory 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 to inch closer to his historic 25th Major.<\/p>\n

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Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz (Images via X)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But the Serb himself couldn\u2019t accomplish this goal as a hamstring injury ruined his plans. While he is nursing the injury, Alcaraz landed in Rotterdam to make his debut in the ATP 500 event. Ahead of the tournament, the 21-year-old opened up about the painful exit from the Melbourne Slam.<\/p>\n

Following the match, the tennis ace from Spain trails 3-5 in the head-to-head meetings against the Serb. Alcaraz, who is the first seed at the Rotterdam Open, is scheduled to lock horns with\u00a0Botic van de Zandschulp<\/strong>. The Dutchman is 1-2 against Alcaraz but had defeated the 2021 US Open champion in the second round at Flushing Meadows last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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