A BBC commentator was stunned after a Wimbledon star was warned by the umpire for something “I’ve never seen before”.
Jack Pinnington Jones, 22, secured the biggest win of his career by stunning world No53 Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the first round.
BBCJack Pinnington Jones complained about his opponent Tomas Martin Etcheverry[/caption]
The umpire had a word with Etcheverry for taking too long after the changeoversBBC
The Brit, ranked 281st in the world, produced an emphatic display on Court 17 to win 7-6 6-3 7-5.
But he was involved in a brief spat when trailing 4-1 in the third set.
Pinnington Jones complained to the Wimbledon chair umpire that Etcheverry was wasting time and taking too long after each change of ends.
That delayed play and frustrated Pinnington Jones.
So he complained to the umpire and could be heard on the courtside microphone saying: “It’s every time now.
“Once or twice [is] fine but the whole match…”
The umpire then immediately turned to Etcheverry and warned the Argentine to hurry up.
He said: “When I call time, you need to do a bit of a better job.
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“You’re taking a bit too long. When I call ‘time’, get up and go. You can’t wait another minute.”
The BBC commentators then discussed the unorthodox issue.
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Pundit Arvind Parmar said: “A bit of a complaint from Jack Pinnington Jones.
“He’s taking a bit too much time getting out of his chair.
“That’s a bit unusual.
“I’ve never really seen someone called on that before.
“Between points, yes. But not at the change of ends.
“Pinnington Jones is down at the end of the court waiting to start the game.”
The Kingston ace – one of seven British men in round two – faces No22 seed Flavio Cobolli in the second round.
BBC’s Wimbledon line-up in full
Presenters:
Clare Balding, Isa Guha, Qasa Alom, Gigi Salmon, Clare McDonnell, Steve Crossman
Commentators: Andrew Castle, Chris Bradnam, James Burridge, Naomi Cavaday, Matt Chilton, Andrew Cotter, Katharine Downes, Paul Hand, Abigail Johnson, Robbie Koenig, David Law, Nick Lester, Ronald Mcintosh, Alison Mitchell, Nick Mullins, Pete Odgers, Simon Reed, Candy Reid, Andy Stevenson, Russell Fuller, Jonathan Overend, Iain Carter, Sara Orchard, Maz Farookhi, Claire Thomas, James Gregg, Delyth Lloyd, Chris Dennis, Shourjo Sarkar, Shabnam Younus-Jewell
Pundits:
John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King, Pat Cash, Tracy Austin, Tim Henman, Annabel Croft, Joe Durie, Colin Fleming, Daniela Hantuchova, Dom Inglot, Anne Keothavong, Alicia Molik, Ryan Harrison, John Lloyd, Nick Monroe, Arvind Parmar, Louise Pleming, Sam Smith, Liz Smylie, Mel South, Todd Woodbridge, Jayant Mistry, Louise Hunt, Katie O’Brien, Kim Clijsters, Laura Robson, Naomi Broady, Mark Woodforde, Jeff Tarango, Leon Smith, Coco Vandeweghe, Greg Rusedski, Daniele Hantuchova, Cara Black, Marion Bartoli
The BBC commentator admitted he had never seen anything like itBBC
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