“Why do I always get idiots?! Come on!” the 30-year-old screamed in reference to the line judge and chair umpire. “This is incredible … Why do I always get this?! … Why does this always happen to me?! I’m going crazy over here! What’s wrong with you?”
On the next point—set point for Anderson—the world No. 52 returned Troicki’s serve for a backhand winner.
“Call the supervisor now!” Troicki said before walking off the court. “Call him now, right away!”
Clearly the controversial calls—and the aggression that they led to—didn’t affect Troicki’s concentration, as he took the next set 7-6 (5) in a tiebreaker and won the third 7-5 for the match.
In the second round, on Wednesday, the veteran stayed hot with a 6-2, 7-5 upset of third-seeded Dominic Thiem.
Worth noting: This wasn’t the first time that Troicki blew his fuse on court.