{"id":199791,"date":"2026-01-30T14:52:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T12:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=199791"},"modified":"2026-01-30T14:52:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T12:52:27","slug":"protecting-alcaraz-and-sinner-zverev-loses-his-nerve-mid-match-shouts-at-serbian-chair-umpire-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/protecting-alcaraz-and-sinner-zverev-loses-his-nerve-mid-match-shouts-at-serbian-chair-umpire-video\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cPROTECTING ALCARAZ AND SINNER\u201d: Zverev Loses His Nerve Mid-Match, Shouts at Serbian Chair Umpire! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Late in the third set of the duel between <strong>Carlos Alcaraz<\/strong> and <strong>Alexander Zverev<\/strong>, an incident occurred that could completely turn this <strong>Australian Open<\/strong> semifinal around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Spaniard was leading <strong>2\u20130 in sets<\/strong> and had a <strong>5\u20134 advantage in the third<\/strong> when he felt pain and requested a <strong>medical time-out<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zverev then lashed out at the chair umpire of the match, Serbian official <strong>Marijana Veljovi\u0107<\/strong>, criticizing her for not starting the clock to measure the allowed break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhy didn\u2019t you start the clock? It\u2019s cramps, why isn\u2019t the time running?\u201d Sasha shouted at Marijana, as she tried to defend her decision:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t know whether it\u2019s cramps or an injury.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Alexander Zverev: \u201cThis is bullshit. Carlos Alcaraz can\u2019t take an MTO for cramps. He\u2019s not injured.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D3vPc2PtZg\">pic.twitter.com\/D3vPc2PtZg<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Danny (@DjokovicFan_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DjokovicFan_\/status\/2017123556149383235?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The German then offered his own \u201cexplanation\u201d for her ruling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou are protecting these two all the time,\u201d he said, referring to <strong>Alcaraz<\/strong> and <strong>Jannik Sinner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alcaraz then spoke with Veljovi\u0107 and explained what was bothering him, while Zverev went to his box and said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is bullshit! This is fucking bullshit!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He then repeated \u201ccramps, cramps\u201d in German, remaining loud and continuously criticizing both the Serbian umpire and the match supervisor over the break and the entire situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, he managed to use the episode to his advantage later on, forcing a <strong>tie-break<\/strong> and keeping his hopes alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/the-cause-of-the-terrible-accident-revealed-paok-fans-died-due-to-an-error-in-the-vehicles-electronic-system-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">THE CAUSE OF THE TERRIBLE ACCIDENT REVEALED: PAOK fans died due to an error in the vehicle\u2019s electronic system! 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The Spaniard was leading 2\u20130 in sets and had a 5\u20134 advantage in the third when he felt pain and requested a medical time-out. 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