Britain’s Arthur Fery was accused of dishonesty by Bosnian opponent Damir Dzumhur following a row over a let call which proved instrumental in the home player’s Wimbledon victory.
Wildcard Fery, 23, fought back from a set and 2-0 down to beat 34-year-old Dzumhur in a 3-6 6-2 6-2 6-1 victory.
Afterwards Fery tried to downplay the incident, saying he feels Dzumhur creates controversy “with everyone”.
The match turned on an incident in the fourth game of the second set when Dzumhur thought his serve at 15-30 had caught the tape.
Umpire Greg Allensworth did not call a let, leading to Dzumhur complaining to the official and asking Fery if he could “look into” his eyes and “be honest”.
Fery said he did not stop playing the point and Dzumhur stared at the Briton down the court before being broken back for 2-2.
“I wouldn’t be able to play knowing that I did something that maybe is not true,” Dzumhur said afterwards.
“I felt like he stopped, nobody called let. I didn’t ask him to replay but just to be honest, because I would do that. Obviously we are not all the same.”