“You Don’t Look in Pain”: Taylor Fritz Denied 3 Minutes MTO by Trainer Los Casbos Open
Follow Us
American tennis professional Taylor Fritz skipped the Tokyo Olympics 2020 to play the Los Cabos Open in Mexico. Interestingly, he made a good run and reached the semfinals to meet Cameron Norrie for a seat in the final. However, the 23-year-old could not keep up the winning ways as he sunk against the Brit 6-3, 6-1.
What’s interesting is that Fritz ran into a bizzare situation in the second set of the match. At 3-6, 1-4 down, the young American called for the trainer and insisted him to ask for the three-minute medical time-out.
Up until now, it all seemed natural but what went crazy is when the trainer denied his plea. Certainly, Fritz did not look in any kind of pain and might have called the trainer to push his opponent out of rhythm.
ADVERTISEMENT
Article continues below this ad
Shockingly enough, the trainer told him, “I just saw you serve, you don’t look in pain. That’s my call.” Unquestionably, such a scene would go into the rare spectacle book of tennis.
In utter disbelief, Fritz went on to continue the match but could not make any addition to the scoreboard. Ultimately, he lost the match 6-3, 6-1.
Further ahead, British Cameron Norrie will battle either Americans John Isner or 19-year-old Brandon Nakashima for the title.
Norrie rolls! 💪@cam_norrie powers into his fourth final of 2021, defeating Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-1 at Los Cabos. #ATC2021 pic.twitter.com/ERNTNQ62Lj
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) July 24, 2021
Until now, Norrie has had an incredible 2021 season with a 31-14 record on the ATP Tour. Most significantly, he made it to his maiden ATP tour-level final overcoming Fritz.
“Fulfilling Your Maximum Dream”: Hugo Dellien Opens Up on Facing Novak Djokovic at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Roller-coaster time for Taylor Fritz in Mifel Open 2021
Before facing Norrie, Fritz overcome American Steve Johnson in the quarterfinals. During that match, it was Johnson who ran into trouble after he abused the chair umpire over an unfavorable decision.
Interestingly, Fritz was leading in that match when a linesperson made a terrible call. In response to that, the chair umpire Nacho Forcadell Gil gave the point directly against Johnson, stating that the call came in late.
ADVERTISEMENT
Article continues below this ad
Trending
What Does Danielle Collins’ Boyfriend Do? Everything to Know about Their Lowkey Relationship
February 15, 2024 11:39 AM EST
Miami Open 2024: Prize Money Breakdown, Winner’s Pay-check, and More
March 20, 2024 07:58 AM EDT
‘Federer Would Be Fun’ – Novak Djokovic’s Abrupt Coaching Split Prompts Fans To Make A Desperate Plea
March 27, 2024 06:32 PM EDT
Miami Open 2024: Alexander Zverev vs Fabian Marozsan; Preview, Head-to-Head, and Prediction
March 28, 2024 08:32 AM EDT
Why Does Nicolas Jarry Wear a Nasal Strip? All You Need to Know About the Chilean’s Respiratory Issues
March 27, 2024 03:00 PM EDT
Get instantly notified of the hottest Tennis stories via Google! Click on Follow Us and Tap the Blue Star.
Follow Us
Steve Johnson to the umpire.
"F*ck you".
"You will watch the replay and feel like a fucking idiot again"
Nacho overruled a terrible call from the line umpire and gave the point directly to Fritz, considering that it was a late call.
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) July 23, 2021
No doubt, a lot of drama happened in and around the American No.1. Hopefully, the match time here would help him build for the ultimate tournament, the US Open 2021.
ADVERTISEMENT
Article continues below this ad
“F*** You”: Steve Johnson Abuses Chair Umpire Over a Decision Favoring Taylor Fritz During Los Cabos QF Clash