Whether it’s 3:18 a.m. or a relatively obscure doubles match in the early rounds of a Challenger, there is no reason for all the tanking that has been plaguing the tour of late.
Here’s a recap of the recent absurdity.
Richard Gasquet tanks the last point of his second-set tiebreaker against Andreas Seppi, trailing 6-1 in the Dubai first round:
https://vine.co/v/OQTiWmQTKAr
Pablo Cuevas tanks the last game, trailing Rafael Nadal 5-0 in the third set of their Rio de Janeiro semifinal:
https://vine.co/v/OQ7thV7O6L1
Wayne Odesnik and Michael Shabaz tank a doubles match at the Maui Challenger:
https://vine.co/v/OtiDviVhiXh
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8jPs87WXCk]
Stan Wawrinka tanks the last point, trailing Gilles Simon 5-0, 40-0 in the third set of their second-round match last fall in Shanghai:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjBdnQQ6hm8]
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