Reilly Opelka BLASTS the umpire following his match and calls for the ATP to suspend him
Reily Opelka refused to shake the chair umpire's hand in a stunning set of events at the Dallas Open .
Norrie claimed the first set but lost a crunch second-set tiebreak before he was broken late in the deciding set to lose the match as Opelka proceeded into the quarter-finals. So the American turned to face the heckler, confronting them. “You doing it on f***ing purpose or what?” Opelka shouted before telling them to get out.Serena Williams' ex-coach urges Coco Gauff to improve one skill to become world No.1Opelka was not having it though as he stormed to the chair to plead his case, explaining to the official why he confronted the disruptive spectator.
“Greg Allensworth was the worst ref in the institute like we were talking about in the locker room of all the players. It’s a coincidence like literally two days ago,” Opelka told reporters.
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