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Roger Federer coach was at the origin of an ugly mid-match threat that saw a player kicked out of the Swiss Open
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And according to the Swiss newspaper Aargauer Zeitng, Luthi was involved in a strange mid-match match with compatriot Yann Marti
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The Swiss player was subsequently fined $ 8850 for his troubles
Left right: Swiss players Henri Laaksonen, Yann Marti, coach Severin Luthi, Adrien Bossel and Michael Lammer give a press conference on March 3, 2015 as a prelude to the first meeting. of the Davis Cup World Group between March 6th and 8th between Belgium and Switzerland in Liège. PHOTO AFP / BELGA / JOHN THYS – BELGIUM OUT – (Photo credit should read JOHN THYS / AFP / Getty Images)
Marti and Luthi have not exactly seen with the eye during of years, with Marti refusing to act as a substitute for the Swiss Davis Cup team in 2015.
The team was led by Federer and Stan Wawrinka, but Marti did not have a job. was not interested in playing a reserve role to the champions of Switzerland. Meanwhile, Federer shook his hard-court program as he begins his bid to end his 10-year title drought at the US Open.
The 36-year-old, whose last game was a five-set loss Kevin Anderson, of Wimbledon's quarterfinals, announced Tuesday that he had retired from the Omnium Canadian Toronto
This decision reduces the plans of the 20-time winner to only one warm-up tournament – the Cincinnati Masters – before the US Open in a return to the August schedule more compact which led to two finals in 2015.
LONDON, GLAND – JULY 07: Switzerland's Roger Federer and his coach Severin Luthi watch during practice on the tenth day of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 7, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Jordan Mansfield / Getty Images)
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Last year, Federer played for the first time in Canada, losing the final, before taking two weeks off and losing to the quarterbacks. final of the US Open. I am so disappointed not to play at the Rogers Cup (in Toronto) this summer, "said Federer.
" I had a great time in Montreal last year and I had a great time. have always loved to play in front of Canadian fans. But unfortunately, planning being the key to my longevity, I have unfortunately decided to withdraw from Toronto this year.
The Toronto and Cincinnati tournaments take place the first two weeks of August, with the United States. Opening on August 27 to complete a busy month of action for the best players in the world.
Federer, who will be celebrating his 37th birthday on August 8th, is currently the only member of the top 20 to have retired from one of the two warm ups
World No.1 Rafael Nadal and Wimbledon the champion Novak Djokovic is one of the players to appear at both tournaments.
