In the ongoing Australian Open tournament, 21-year-old tennis player Elliot Benchetrit was left embarrassed after he was scolded by the chair-umpire.
The tennis player was scolded after he signalled the ball-girl, who had approached him with a banana, to peel it for him. This did not go down well with the umpire John Blom.
The indecent took place on Day 2 at Court 11 when the Frenchman was in the middle of his match against Japan’s Yuichi Sugita.
Blom scolded the world no 229 for his behaviour, and the ball girl is soon seen handing the banana to the tennis player. In the video going viral, Benchetrit can be seen arguing with the umpire, before peeling the banana and eating it.
The young player's actions did not go down well with netizens either as they slammed Benchetrit:
As for the match, Benchetrit lost the encounter 6-2, 6-0, 6-3 and crashed out of the tournament.
Meanwhile, top seed Rafael Nadal made sure to keep eyeing the record-equalling 20th Major title at the Australian Open. As for the women, Maria Sharapova hit a career-low.
