In the third set of the match, Bergs broke Garin’s serve with a brilliant forehand pass to go up 6-5 and serve for the match. He sprinted to the net in celebration and leapt up into the air, just as his opponent was crossing over to return to his seat.

The Davis Cup tie between Belgium and Chile descended into chaos after a Belgian player won his match despite shoulder charging his opponent, who pleaded for the match to be stopped.

One of the most controversial events on the tennis planet at the start of 2025 took place this weekend during the Davis Cup clash between Belgium and

The Davis Cup Qualifiers tie between Belgium and Chile in Hasselt concluded with controversy! Zizou Bergs claimed two singles wins for the host nation, including the deciding against Cristian Garin on Sunday.

Cristian Garin wanted his opponent disqualified for his actions, but ended up forfeiting the match himself instead! 😱

Garin was given three consecutive time violations and lost the match while he was calling for his opponent to be disqualified.

Belgium advanced to the second round of the Davis Cup qualifiers in unusual circumstances after Chilean Cristian Garin was knocked over by Belgian Zizou Bergs.

Belgium clinched a controversial win in Sunday’s match in the Davis Cup Qualifiers 1st Round tie against Chile, following which former World No.16 Nikoloz Basilashvili brought Novak Djokovic into the discussion.

Belgium has advanced to the second round of Davis Cup qualifying in bizarre circumstances after Chile tennis player Cristian Garin was knocked over by his opponent and refused to continue the match

The incident happened during the third set of the match after Bergs secured a break in the 11th game to put Belgium on the verge of a win

Aussie star Nick Kyrgios didn’t hold back from commenting on the biggest controversy of the tennis weekend, as the Davis Cup match between Cristian Garin and Zizou Bergs ended in a bizarre fashion.