WATCH: Mikael Ymer disqualified for outburst during match in Lyon

The Swedish tennis player slammed his racquet into the bottom of the umpire's chair multiple times, leaving the stand damaged and his racquet in tatters.

ByAssociated Press

Published May 24, 2023

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LYON, France (AP) — Swedish tennis player Mikael Ymer was disqualified after slamming his racket into the umpire's chair during a match at the Lyon Open on Wednesday.

The 24-year-old Ymer was upset that the umpire refused to check a line call in the 11th game of the first set of his second-round match against Arthur Fils.

Ymer thought the ball went wide and pleaded for the umpire to check.

"You saw it clearly bounce on the line, then show me the mark on the line," the 53rd-ranked Ymer said. "I've never witnessed that a ref says 'I'm not going to go down and check the mark.' It doesn't happen."

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What a dramatic ending to a fascinating contest...

Ymer is disqualified vs Fils in Lyon 🇫🇷#OpenParc @OpenParcARA pic.twitter.com/N7E2a1pS6E
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) May 24, 2023

After that, Fils broke Ymer with a cross-court backhand to take a 6-5 lead.

Ymer then twice slammed his racket into the bottom of the umpire's chair, leaving the stand damaged and his racket in tatters. He was then defaulted.