Former world No. 17 Cristian Garin found himself at the center of controversy during his Davis Cup match against Zizou Bergs after a bizarre disqualification following a collision with the Belgian.

The Davis Cup tie between Belgium and Chile descended into chaos after a Belgian player won his match despite shoulder charging his opponent, who pleaded for the match to be stopped.

In the third set of the match, Bergs broke Garin’s serve with a brilliant forehand pass to go up 6-5 and serve for the match. He sprinted to the net in celebration and leapt up into the air, just as his opponent was crossing over to return to his seat.

The Davis Cup tie between Chile and Belgium featured several intense battles, but one incident between Cristian Garín and Zizou Bergs has dominated the discussion following the match.

The Davis Cup Qualifiers tie between Belgium and Chile in Hasselt concluded with controversy! Zizou Bergs claimed two singles wins for the host nation, including the deciding against Cristian Garin on Sunday.

Cristian Garin wanted his opponent disqualified for his actions, but ended up forfeiting the match himself instead! 😱

Garin was given three consecutive time violations and lost the match while he was calling for his opponent to be disqualified.

Belgium has advanced to the second round of Davis Cup qualifying in bizarre circumstances after Chile tennis player Cristian Garin was knocked over by his opponent and refused to continue the match

Aussie star Nick Kyrgios didn’t hold back from commenting on the biggest controversy of the tennis weekend, as the Davis Cup match between Cristian Garin and Zizou Bergs ended in a bizarre fashion.

The incident happened during the third set of the match after Bergs secured a break in the 11th game to put Belgium on the verge of a win