‘So against this’ – BBC pundit slams tennis star for abusing rule at Wimbledon

American tennis player Zachary Svajda (Picture: BBC)

American tennis player Zachary Svajda was accused of abusing tennis’ medical timeout rules during his Wimbledon defeat to Alex de Minaur.

Making his first appearance in the Wimbledon main draw, Svajda was handed a tough third-round test against fifth seed De Minaur.

And despite fighting back well to take the second set against the Australian, Svajda eventually fell to a 6-2, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 defeat on Court Three.

Having fallen two breaks down in the third set, Svajda called for the physio and was eventually granted a medical timeout for an issue around his hamstring and adductor area.

After receiving lengthy treatment, the 23-year-old resumed the match but was unable to prevent De Minaur from serving out the third set.

ATP medical timeout rules allow players a single three-minute treat...