There was drama at the Mexican Open when Germany's Alexander Zverev was kicked out of the tournament for a meltdown that saw him come very close to hitting the umpire with his racket after a doubles loss.

Zverev and Marcelo Melo suffered a 6-2, 4-6, 10-6 defeat to Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliovaara at the ATP 500 tournament in Acapulco. Zverev, upset over a line call, walked over to the umpire's chair after the match and then smashed it several times with his racket in anger, nearly hitting the umpire. After sitting down, Zverev returned to the chair and hit it again while screaming expletives.

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This was just totally uncalled for, and the decision was rightfully made to give Alexander Zverev the boot from the tournament. The ATP put out this statement on the decision, via ESPN:

“Due to unsportsmanlike conduct at the conclusion of his doubles match on Tuesday night, Alexander Zverev has been withdrawn from the tournament in Acapulco.”

Zverev won this event last season and had won his first-round match against Jenson Brooksby as the No. 3-ranked player in the world to set up a second-round affair against Peter Gojowczyk, another German. But now thanks to this meltdown, Zverev is going home and Gojowczyk is automatically advancing to the quarterfinals.

In addition to getting kicked out of the Mexican Open, Alexander Zverev could face additional penalties. There could and probably should be a hefty fine and perhaps even a suspension for the 2020 US Open finalist after an investigation into this matter.