A TENNIS star repeatedly smashed his racket and launched an astonishing X-rated rant after suffering tie-break torment.
Tristan Boyer exploded over umpiring decisions in a tense defeat against Alex Bolt – the boyfriend of British ace Katie Swan.
Alex Bolt is dating Bristol star Katie Swan[/caption]
Swan has joked about a Wag life with Bolt[/caption]
American Boyer, 23, lost 3-6 6-7 to the Aussie in the first round of the San Diego Open.
Bolt’s partner, 25-year-old Swan, joked last summer “Wag life is stressful after seeing him come from match-point down to qualify for Wimbledon.
And the Bristolian must have gone through another range of emotions if she saw the heated finale to his clash with Boyer.
The first flashpoint emerged when the Californian was a set down and locked at 4-4 in the tie-break.
As Boyer bounced the ball preparing to serve, chair umpire Nick Flentie called him up for a time violation.
After the World No. 113 served, Flentie then controversially ruled he had sent his first groundshot long.
Boyer appeared upset with both verdicts but contained himself – albeit only briefly.
Moments later, when he sent the ball into the net on match point, he let out his true feelings.
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He yelled out and bent over to bang his racket into the ground several times in quick succession.
Boyer left it crumpled near the baseline as he jogged in to shake Bolt’s hand and unleash his views to Flentie.
He screamed: “Unbelievable. It’s ridiculous. You guys can’t do one thing right!
“God, it p***es me off. God, it’s frustrating.
“All over the place, horrendous calls. Horrendous calls!”
Boyer then focused on the punishment he picked up for taking too much time.
Waving his arms frantically, he said: “What are you doing giving me a time violation?!
“There are three people here. There are three people here watching me! Three people!
“It’s the first round, it’s ridiculous. We are not on TV, there is nobody watching, nobody is watching the stream. You’re ridiculous!”
Flentie responded calmly, saying: “We are seeing it differently.”
He also added: “We are not going to just bend the rules’.”
That didn’t seem to work with Boyer, though.
He kept up his verbal volley as he left the court.
And as a final touch, he retrieved his racket and gave it one more bashing on the ground.
Meanwhile, Bolt stayed well out of it.
Tennis fans were entranced last year when the two-time Australian Open men’s doubles quarter-finalist and Swan swapped affectionate messages on Instagram.
The couple also shared touching pictures together – including an embrace after tearful Bolt got through the Wimbledon qualifiers.
