"That should be a default": Martina Navratilova questions decision in Davis Cup involving controversy regarding Zizou Bergs, Cristian Garin

Former world number one Martina Navratilova has expressed her opinion about the incident involving Zizou Bergs and Cristian Garin. The tennis world experienced a unique scenario where two players collided on the tennis court in the Davis Cup Qualifiers first round between Chile and Belgium.

One of those players was Garin, who collided with Berg during the Davis Cup tie against Belgium. The knock was a serious one as the 28-year-old received medical attention on the court, but it was not enough as he was not able to continue the contest and was forced to retire. As a result, Belgium was awarded the point.

The incident drew a serious reaction from some of the big names in tennis, and one of them was former world number one Navratilova, who stated that it should have been Berg who should have been disqualified. “I am sorry- that should be a default. Out of control. Mind you the screaming is not great either,” she wrote in a post on the social media platform X—previously known as Twitter.

Garin, who felt hard done by after the incident, expressed his opinion on the social media platform, where he criticised the decision. “So the player is injured and can’t continue to play but we do like nothing happened,” Garin said in a post on the social media platform Instagram. “Wow what a beautiful world and what a great mentality.”

Eventually, it was Belgium who clinched the contest as they defeated Chile with a score of 3-1. Bergs won another single contest as well as he defeated Tomas Barrios Vera in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 6-3. The pair of Belgium’s Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen defeated Chile’s pair of Barrios Vera and Nicolas Jarry with a score of 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Chile’s only triumph came from Garin who got the better of Alexander Blockx in straight sets with a score of 7-6, 6-1.