Zverev Exposes Massive Electronic Line Calling Error With Image Showing Clear Truth
NewsSunday, 27 April 2025 at 21:32
Alexander Zverev exposed a crazy mistake made by the live electronic line calling in his third-round match at the 2025 Madrid Open.
The third-round match between Alexander Zverev and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina was already quite dramatic as it was, but it was made even more dramatic in the closing stages of the second set of the match.
With Davidovich Fokina serving to stay in the set, the Spaniard chased down his opponent's drop shot and played backhand down the line. The ball from his racket quite apparently landed wide, but there was no call from the live electronic line calling.
Zverev was stunned by this, immediately consulting the situation with the umpire of the match, Mohamed Lahyani. Despite Zverev's complaints, the call was not overturned, as Lahyani explained that he couldn't overturn the call made by the live electronic line calling.
Unhappy with that, Zverev took a picture of the ball mark (which can be seen below), and posted it on his Instagram profile after the match. From the picture, it's clear that the live electronic line calling made a massive mistake.
Luckily for Zverev, he was able to win the match in three sets, but talking to Ziggo Sport after the match, he spoke about the incident. At the time, he was still only discussing whether to post the picture or not.
"Well, Mohamed knew. He knew, Ale (Davidovich Fokina) knew that it was out. Sometimes, there are mistakes, and the ball is like *this*, touching the line, not touching the line. That one is like, it's very clear. Still debating whether I should post that picture on social media or not, but we'll see."
"It's just sometimes how it is. After the matches, they need to look at the system, maybe to re-adjust it a little bit, because there were a few, I mean, my serve, that Ale was complaining about, was also out. That shot that he hit was very obviously clearly out. Just a malfunction in the system, I feel like."
After the match, Zverev also talked about his performance. The top seed was able to reflect on his first set, saying that it wasn't his best performance, but since he was able to improve his level as the match went on, he was happy about the win.
The German player also gave credit to his opponent, who has been one of the best players on the ATP Tour in 2025, even though Davidovich Fokina has yet to win a Tour-level title this year, and in his career in general as well.
"The first set wasn't my best tennis but it is sport and it can change quickly. I was down a set and a break and I had to fight. I am very happy with the win. Alejandro is playing unbelievable tennis, the best of his life, so I am happy to be through."
Zverev will now shift his focus to his fourth-round match. The ATP World No. 2 player will take on the 20th-seeded Francisco Cerundolo, who can certainly trouble the tall German.
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