A five-set Wimbledon thriller between Felix Auger-Aliassime and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina ended in a fiery handshanke and a heated argument after match point.
Auger-Aliassime, the third seed, ended Davidovich Fokina's grass-court run with an astonishing 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (8-6) 6-3 6-7 (2-7) 6-1 victory in four hours and 26 minutes.
But the epic fourth-round clash, which produced one of the points of the tournament earlier in the fourth set, ended in bad blood and two tense discussions between the players.
The dispute appeared to relate to an injury suffered by the Spaniard Davidovich Fokina after he saved two match points towards the end of the fourth set.
As Auger-Aliassime served for the match, Davidovich Fokina was left hobbling after appearing to go over his ankle when chasing down a ball behind the baseline.
Auger-Aliassime, the third seed, ended Davidovich Fokina's grass-court run with an astonishing 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (8-6) 6-3 6-7 (2-7) 6-1 victory in four hours and 26 minutes.
But the epic fourth-round clash, which produced one of the points of the tournament earlier in the fourth set, ended in bad blood and two tense discussions between the players.
The dispute appeared to relate to an injury suffered by the Spaniard Davidovich Fokina after he saved two match points towards the end of the fourth set.
As Auger-Aliassime served for the match, Davidovich Fokina was left hobbling after appearing to go over his ankle when chasing down a ball behind the baseline.
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