World No. 5 Karolina Pliskova brutalizes umpire chair at Italian Open after awful call in...

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Karolina Pliskova, furious over a blown call at a critical juncture in an Italian Open loss, smashed a hole in the umpire’s chair with her racket. World No. 5 Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic lost a close second-round match to Greece’s Maria Sakkari on Wednesday at the Italian Open after incompetent officiating cost her a point late in the third set. With the game tied at 40-40 in a 5-5 third set, Pliskova scored what looked like an obvious point on an overhead smash that landed just inside the court.

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