Carlos Alcaraz is not satisfied with the decision of the referee Fergus Murphy in the first Japan Open final in his career.
Carlos Alcaraz not only shines on the pitch but also attracted attention with a fiery controversial phase with referee Fergus Murphy at the Japanese Open Final 2025 this afternoon 30/9 Vietnam time. The world’s No. 1 player won 6-4; 6-4 before Taylor Fritz, thereby quickly “washed hatred” after defeat at Laver Cup 9 days ago.
The controversy occurred after a situation of Alcaraz who was punished for overtime between the points. The Spanish tennis player was annoyed when he thought that he needed more time to regain breathing after a long ball.
“Do you think this is normal? I just want to ask that.”, Alcaraz towards Murphy.“I finish a point in the net, very tired and not in time to ask for the ball. How can this be considered normal?”
When the referee still kept the decision, Alcaraz reacted harshly:“He has never played tennis in his life and said this is normal”. The incident made the atmosphere heat up, but the 22 -year -old player quickly regained his composure and ended the match with a delicate Drop Shot with Carlitos’s own brand.
This victory helped Alcaraz win the 8th ATP title in the season and 24th in his career. He continued to lead the world rankings, while extending the title list after being crowned at Roland Garros and US Open.
“This is definitely my best season so far.”, Alcaraz shared after the match. “8 titles, 10 finals – that proves how hard I have worked to achieve the goal. I was not good in the year, having psychological difficulties, so I was very proud of my return and grateful to the team who always accompanied “.
