Tennis star Hugo Gaston ‘must be kicked off ATP Tour’ after second scandal

Tennis star Hugo Gaston must be “kicked off the Tour” in line with one fan, after the Frenchman retired from his conflict with Marco Trungelliti when the Argentine wanted only one level to win the match. Gaston is ranked at No 92 on the earth and reached the second qualifying spherical at this yr’s Wimbledon.

Gaston went head-to-head with Trungelliti within the first spherical of the Verona Challenger in Italy earlier this week because the gamers met for the second time of their careers. Gaston gained the primary set 6-3, earlier than his opponent took the second set 6-2.

The momentum stayed with Trungelliti in the course of the last set decider as he appeared on track to say victory within the common method. But at 2-5, 0-40 down within the third set, Gaston determined to retire from the match and made his approach to the online to shake fingers with the South American.

And tennis followers weren’t pleased with the 22-year-old’s behaviour. “No respect for this loser. Should be kicked off the tour,” wrote Pretend_Tea6261 on Reddit. “This is first class s***housery,” penned Lechy.

Meanwhile, NicholeTheOtter penned: “Seriously, he just gives up when Trungelliti had match points? Should have just played that game and let Trungelliti get his win legitimately. He is a sore loser and should have been fined for such actions.”

Some followers speculated whether or not Gaston might have been injured. But Kezmangotagoal added: “Embarrassing tbh. Even if he really is injured, he’s managed to get through the match with a point left to play, just let your opponent win properly.”

Gaston has courted controversy up to now and was concerned in one other scandal on the Madrid Open on the finish of April throughout his 6-3, 6-3 defeat by the hands of Borna Coric. With the Croatian ace lining as much as hit a smash on set level, Gaston dropped a spare tennis ball onto the court docket after taking it out of his pocket.

The umpire is meant to name a let ought to a second ball intrude with a rally and Gaston pointed on the bouncing ball in attraction. But Coric’s winner stood, with Gaston later being handed a whopping £63,000 fine by the ATP because it was his fourth unsportsmanlike conduct violation of the season.

Unsportsmanlike conduct fines “increase by 100 per cent with each consecutive violation in the same season,” defined the ATP in a press release.