John McEnroe couldn’t believe Alejandro Davidovich Fokina’s excruciating Wimbledon loss
There were devastating scenes at Wimbledon on Wednesday afternoon as Alejandro Davidovich Fokina suffered a controversial exit at the hands of Jiri Vesely.
Facing match point in the final set tiebreaker at the end of a marathon contest, Davidovich Fokina lost his cool and hit a ball out of the court, then was penalized a point by umpire Carlos Ramos to lose the tiebreaker and the match — 6-3, 5-7, 6-7, 6-3, 7-6.
“I don’t agree with it. That’s crazy… what a lousy way to end it,” John McEnroe said on ESPN’s broadcast.
Davidovich Fokina was losing the tiebreaker 9-7 and facing two...