Alexander Zverev Attacks Umpire Chair at Mexican Open

Alexander Zverev lost his mind at the Mexican Open on Tuesday. The German tennis player was participating in a doubles match with Brazilian Marcelo Melo against Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliövaara in an elimination round. Zverev apparently got so frustrated with the officiating that he smashed his racket against the umpire chair multiple times after a set.

Alexander Zverev has been THROWN OUT of the Mexican Open for attacking the umpire's chair at the end of his doubles match ??? pic.twitter.com/CWhQ1r6kwj
— Amazon Prime Video Sport (@primevideosport) February 23, 2022

Zverev and Melo lost the match. Zverev has been disqualified from the tournament.

On Wednesday, Zverev apologized for his actions via his Instagram account.

Zverev + Notes app = a regrettably frequent pairing pic.twitter.com/lmnoDWQksx
— Jon Wertheim (@jon_wertheim) February 23, 2022

Further consequences are undoubtedly coming in the near future. Although the umpire should get a raise. He took all that in stride.