One of the women's doubles quarterfinal matches at the Portoroz Open came under scrutiny as Timea Babos of Hungary accused Alena Fomina-Klotzan of dishonesty and foul play.
The ball touched Klotzan's racquet in the super tiebreak and Babos pointed it out but because the umpire missed it, Klotzan and her partner Ingrid Gamarra Martins went on to win the match 6-4, 2-6, 10-8. After the match, the 29-year-old Hungarian quickly turned to social media to express her annoyance.
"Just sitting on the street in Portoroz right after the doubles match we lost. We had a super tiebreak 8-7 and my partner hit a backhand that touched the player's —Fomina's racquet, and from there, it went long. The umpire didn't see it and Fomina lied and cheated. Fair play doesn't exist anymore, I guess." explained Babos.
"And also, what was the chair umpire watching? We kind of lost our job today and they just go on with no penalty. Soon, I will post the video too. Congrats Fomina-Klotz. I hope you enjoy the victory with cheating." added Babos who also criticized the chair umpire for being careless as well.
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