Tursunov launches verbal attack on umpire

Raging Dmitry Tursunov compared umpire Fergus Murphy to Saddam Hussein after being given a point penalty at a crucial point in his five-set loss to Jarkko Nieminen.

Raging Dmitry Tursunov compared umpire Fergus Murphy to Saddam Hussein after being given a point penalty at a crucial point in his five-set loss to Jarkko Nieminen.

Tursunov was penalised at the start of the final game of the match after reacting to losing his own service game by angrily hitting a ball in the umpire’s direction.

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