Watch: Carlos Alakraj showed incredible sportsmanship in accepting the ‘day shot’. Tennis news
Karlos Alakraj, a defending champion at Rolland Garaos, performed notable sportsmanship during his fourth round victory against Ben Shelton on Sunday, voluntarily accepted a point for an illegal shot, which was initially seen as a magnificent volley, which was leading to the victory of 7-6 (8), 6-3, 6-6, 4-6, 6-4.The incident occurred early in the second set when Shelton hit a passing shot beyond Alakraj’s reach on the net. Alakraj’s racket, which he had thrown, made contact with the ball and sent it back to the net.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!The chair umpire initially honored Alkaraz with this point, but the second seeded player approached the officer to accept that he did not hold his racket when he touched the ball, which is against the rules.
Alakraj’s honest entry was appreciated by the mob on the court Philip-chatrier, and the point was honored to the 13th seeded American Shelton.“It’s ashamed, because it was the ‘hot shot’ of the day,” Alakraj later said with a smile.“Crazy shot,” Shelton commented.“I thought,” Okay, I can’t say anything. ” But if I don’t say anything, I would feel guilty, “Alakraj explained later.” It’s just if I know that I was not [do]Or I did, a wrong thing. … I have to say. I have to be honest with myself. I have to be honest with Ben, with all. … It is just about respect against each other, and I think the game should be, in general, like this. ,The moment came at an important point in the match, which was a 40–30 in a break point opportunity for Shelton for Alkaraz.Alakraj succeeded in saving that break point and five others in the 20-point game, eventually a two-set lead in the match between two 22-year-old power hits.“I thought it was clean, you know? I thought he hit the volley, and [then] The racket flew with her hand, “Shelton said.” I wondered that he was, like, ‘No, I let the racket go and threw it.’ … obviously a man with a lot of sportsmanship. ,
