Australian Marc Polmans has apologised after accidently hitting an umpire within the face with the ball throughout a Shanghai Masters qualifying match.
Polmans was on match level towards Italy’s Stefano Napolitano when he hit a volley into the online earlier than smashing the ball in frustration and catching chair umpire Ben Anderson within the face.
The world quantity 140 was instantly disqualified.
“It was a excessive strain scenario and I ought to have reacted higher,” he mentioned.
“The umpire, Ben, has accepted my apology for my actions. He is aware of it was unintentional and I shanked the ball on the body in frustration within the warmth of the second.
“We each transfer on. I sit up for shouting Ben a espresso the subsequent time we meet.”
Polmans will lose any prize cash and rating factors picked up through the qualifying match, although the ATP says he is not going to face any extra punishment.
Victory would have seen the 26-year-old attain the primary draw of a ATP 1000 occasion for the primary time.