French tennis pro Gael Monfils advanced past the second round of the Mubadala Citi DC Open on Wednesday with ease, but his victory over Alexander Bublik didn’t come without incident. Monfils, who previously won the tournament in 2016, was comfortably leading 5-3 in the second set after already claiming the first 6-3. But with Bublik serving at 40-0, Monfils seemingly decided he would relinquish the game so he could close out the match serving. TENNIS STAR BIANCA ANDREESCU SHOUTS IN FRUSTRATION AT CITI OPEN OVER HECKLING FAN: ‘SHUT UP!’"Code violation, lack of best efforts," the chair umpire said. Svitolina also advanced to the quarterfinal round of the Citi Open after defeating Russia’s Daria Kasatkina 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday.

Source: Fox News August 04, 2023 01:59 UTC