Davis Cup: Bergs broke the silence after the controversy with Garin in Belgium-Chile

Davis Cup: Bergs broke the silence after the controversy with Garin in Belgium-Chile

The controversy of tennis in this last weekend went through the series of Davis Cup between Belgium and Chilifollowing Bumper that Zizou Bergs (61 °) gave to Cristian Garin (132 °) in the last change on the side, generating that the visitor does not go out to play the closure of the game, in protest mode, and was disqualified.

The entire team led by Nicolás Massú requested that the meeting be granted and, before the refusal of the Umpire Carlos Roman, Garin made the decision not to go out to play. After two warnings for time violation, he was given the Game To Bergs and, with this, the 3-1 in the series for the local team.

Given this, the one born in Lommel, who had surpassed Tomás Barrios Vera (137 °) at the first point, spoke about it: “The coup was because of my enthusiasm, it did not correspond to me to decide what should happen next. I did not want the series to end like this, the coup was not intentional, I hope everyone can see that it was an accident

“Until the last point the atmosphere was played, I was being spectacular. I was put on my hair, thinking that this could be my time and that I could win the game. I hit it, yes. I made a small mistake in a moment of pure emotion. After Passing ShotI jumped for pure euphoria, I ran to the bank and I thought I could dodge. Somehow, He didn’t back. I was seeing myself coming and collided, “the last finalist in ATP 250 of Auckland prolonged, in statements to Jeu, Set & Podcast.

In tune, the participant in the Olympic Games of Paris 2024 acknowledged: “It is clear that in a way it is my fault, but I also think he exaggerated him. And it can be verified since the referee decided in our favor. I don’t know if this incident will go down in history. I have the feeling that Chilean fans will not have a great opinion about me at this time

It should be noted that both federations provided different communications because the Chilean cast asked the ITF to play the fifth point, giving Garin winner against Bergs, while the Belgian team requested for “calm and objectivity.”