Also in 2023, Australian tennis player Marc Polmans was defaulted from the final round of qualifying at the Shanghai Masters after hitting a ball into the face of the chair umpire.

They want to beat you. It’s a very competitive sport … it’s only for certain people,” world No.321 Marc Polmans says. Polmans is one of 15 Australians who have received a wildcard to ...

Seven other Australian men received qualifying wildcards including Marc Polmans and Dane Sweeney, while Australian Open 2024 boys champion - Japan's Rei Sakamoto - has also been given a path to ...