‘I have never had one umpire bad like you. Not one’: Jeremy Chardy accuses umpire of creating ‘biggest mistake’ in Australian Open

There was controversy on Court 3 within the second-round match between Jeremy Chardy of France and the Briton, Dan Evans.

With Chardy serving at 3-3, a break level down, a ball from Chardy’s pocket fell on to the court docket throughout the level, which the Frenchman went on to lose.

Ordinarily, the purpose would have been replayed however the umpire, Miriam Bley, solely noticed the stray ball late and awarded the purpose, and subsequently the sport, to Evans.

Chardy argued his case for 10 minutes nevertheless it was to no avail and Evans went on to win the match in straight units.

“I was angry because she should stop straightaway, and she says she didn’t even see the ball,” Chardy mentioned.

Australian web site abc.internet.au reported Chardy as saying, “I don’t know what she’s doing because she doesn’t call in or out. She just called the score, and if she doesn’t watch the point.”

According to the report, Chardy furiously informed Bley she had made the “biggest mistake of the Australian Open”. “I have played for 20 years. I have never had one umpire bad like you. Not one,” he mentioned to Bley throughout their on-court alternate.

With AP inputs