Alexander Zverev has been kicked out of the Mexican Open following a petulant attack that saw him smash the umpire's chair repeatedly at the end of his doubles match in Acapulco.
The German tennis singles world No 3 and his partner Marcelo Melo were defeated 6-2 6-4 10-6 by Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliovaara following a decisive tie-break in Mexico.
Zverev had argued with the umpire during the tense deciding tie-break and after he was consigned to defeat, the red mist came over him.
Zverev had believed a ball was wrongly called out during the tie-break and began screaming at the umpire - which the crowd didn't take well too.
His doubles opponents then wrapped up the match, and Zverev then decided to smash the umpire's chair with his racket on three occasions, and even came close to striking the officials foot at one stage.
But he didn't stop there as he continued to shout at the umpire before taking another swing as the official got down from his chair in Acapulco.
The ATP were quick to throw Zverev out of the tournament, who was set to take on Peter Gojowczyk in the third round of the singles event where the German was reigning champion.
The ATP statement read: "Due to unsportsmanlike conduct at the conclusion of his doubles match on Tuesday night, Alexander Zverev has been withdrawn from the tournament in Acapulco."
It spells a bitter end for the Olympic champion after he wrote his name into ATP history books the other night.
The 24-year-old German had made history by competing in the latest-finishing ATP encounter ever against Jenson Brooksby in Acapulco.
Their overnight tussle, which Zverev won 3-6 7-6(10) 6-2, finished shortly before 5am local time - but the German's hard work has now all been undone.
Following that match, Zverev admitted: "Right now I’m happy that I won. I don’t know how Jenson feels, but it must be difficult. I’m happy to be a part of history.
"It was an incredible battle, I think it was an incredible match, and hopefully [there are] many more to come from me this week.
"Today I didn’t play my best, there’s no doubt about it, but I didn’t give up.
"I knew that I want to do well [in Acapulco], I’m the defending champion and I want to give myself the best chance to win. I did well to survive today."
