“Walking threat to society”- Fans condemn Alexander Zverev’s act when he was losing his 4th round match at Shanghai Masters

Alexander Zverev lost his cool once again at the Shanghai Masters, a day after his angry rant against the chair umpire.

“Walking threat to society”- Fans condemn Alexander Zverev’s act when he was losing his 4th round match at Shanghai Masters

Alexander Zverev was furious when he was losing his fourth-round match at Shanghai Masters (Images via X)

Alexander Zverev did not have a great campaign in Shanghai as he, not only got eliminated, but his on-court antics have led to him being condemned on social media. Zverev lost in the fourth round to former World No. 7 David Goffin on Wednesday (October 9) and the crowd on the court saw him losing his cool once again. 

Zverev had lost the first set 6-4 and tried to make a comeback in the second. Even though he leveled the scores at 5-5, Goffin won the 11th game and this frustrated the German. In one of the videos that has been doing rounds on social media, Zverev hit the ball out of frustration and as there was a possibility of some getting injured inside the court, fans criticized him on social media.

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Here are the videos:

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He was also not ready to accept chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani‘s decision when he was playing his third-round match against Tallon Griekspoor. Zverev narrowly escaped defeat, but during the match, the ball had bounced twice before Zverev hit it. Lahyani tried explaining the same to Zverev, but the latter rather launched into an angry tirade about how the umpires had been ruining his chances of winning trophies. 

Why bother playing 89 matches this year… it’s not possible, not possible. Every Grand Slam final I lose is your fault, because of your mistakes. I’m here, working like an animal, but you make a multitude of mistakes. You decide the matches, you decide the outcome of tournaments every week. Why do I do this? For what reason?

Alexander Zverev said during the match
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Netizens slam Alexander Zverev for his outbursts

Fans have still not forgotten the charges of domestic violence against Alexander Zverev, and so he has become a polarized figure in the tennis community. Whenever Zverev loses his cool during a match, it gives the netizens a chance to criticize him, for his outbursts and for the charges against him. 

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Alexander Zverev (Image via X)

Check out how the fans reacted:

Although David Goffin won this match, Zverev still edges him 4-3 in their head-to-head meetings. After upsetting Zverev with a scoreline of 6-4, 7-5, the 33-year-old Goffin advanced to his first quarterfinals of an ATP Masters 1000 event since 2021.

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Goffin also became the fourth-lowest-ranked quarterfinalist in the history of the tournament. He is currently World No. 66. Goffin will next play 7th-ranked Taylor Fritz who stormed past Holger Rune in the fourth round. Goffin will meet the American for the third time, and they have won a match in each of their previous meetings.