At the prestigious “Les Petits As” youth tournament in France, 13-year-old Swede William Repakis was disqualified during his match because he made a derailment with the middle finger gesture after an alleged wrong decision by the referee.
While the ITF Junior Tour's top tennis talent competes in the first major in Australia, the traditional “Les Petits As” tournament takes place at the same time as part of the Tennis Europe Tour in Tarbes, France.
Big names, such as subsequent Grand Slam champions Rafael Nadal, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Kim Clijsters, Jelena Ostapenko and Bianca Andreescu, have made their mark on the under-12 to under-14 tournament in the past.
William Repakis, 13, who faced Frenchman Rafael Thao Keuang, also wants to do it big. According to the sentence, he achieved it. Swedish They trailed 0-3 in the second set and had to fight to stay in the set in the debut.
When, as can be seen in the video, the umpire gave the Frenchman a clear out, Repakis couldn't believe it, threw the bat and clapped it over his head.
After the teenager failed to calm down, he turned to the referee and gave him the middle finger.
After a one-minute interruption, the tournament director was called, which ended with the young Swede's disqualification. The junior player left the court crying.