Belgium advanced in Davis Cup qualifying in bizarre fashion Sunday after Chile player Cristian Garin was accidentally knocked over by Zizou Bergs.

The Davis Cup tie between Belgium and Chile descended into chaos after a Belgian player won his match despite shoulder charging his opponent, who pleaded for the match to be stopped.

In the third set of the match, Bergs broke Garin’s serve with a brilliant forehand pass to go up 6-5 and serve for the match.

Tennis fans were astonished by the scenes and surprised Bergs wasn’t automatically defaulted for injuring his opponent. Tennis commentator Jose Morgado wrote on X: “UNBELIEVABLE scenes in this BEL-CHI ...

HASSELT, Belgium — Belgium advanced to the second round of Davis Cup qualifying in bizarre circumstances Sunday after Chile tennis player Cristian Garin was accidentally knocked over by his ...

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The Davis Cup tie between Chile and Belgium featured several intense battles, but one incident between Cristian Garín and ...

Bergs sprinted wildly towards the Belgian bench at the changeover, as he looked forward to serving for the match, but, looking towards his celebrating bench, he floored Garin, catching him in the eye ...

After holding serve in a marathon 10th game in the third set, Bergs galloped round the court in celebration, racing round the net where he collided with Garin, sending the Chilean flying. Belgian ...