World number three Alexander Zverev was shockingly booted from the Mexican Open for an incident involving a chair umpire at the tournament. Zverev was participating in a doubles match with Marcelo Melo, which the two lost in three sets. The German tennis star was angered by the umpire's call and proceeded to smash his racket against the chair in a wild turn of events. Zverev's Mexican Open meltdown prompted three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray to call him out for his behavior, which coincided with an apology from the world number three, via TennisNow and SportingNews.

Murray called out Zverev for his behavior at the Mexican Open.

“Look, it was not good. It was dangerous, reckless,” Murray told the media in Dubai. “Yeah, I mean, I obviously understand lots of players, athletes across lots of sports, can get very frustrated. Certainly me, myself, I've not always acted in the way I would want on the tennis court. I'm certainly not claiming to be an angel. I'm not perfect myself.

Murray noted that he is “no angel” himself when it comes to interacting with umpires, though he chastised Zverev for his “dangerous, reckless” behavior. The Mexican Open meltdown could have resulted in a serious injury to the umpire, noted by Murray.

Zverev took to Instagram to apologize for his actions at the Mexican Open.

Zverev apologized for his “wrong and unacceptable” behavior, noting that he also apologized privately to the chair umpire. The German star will certainly want to steer clear of any more incidents such as this one, as the tennis community certainly has a long memory.

Zverev doesn't want to be known more for his temper than his play on the court.