Life as a professional tennis player on the Futures Tour can be a difficult and stressful time in a career.
Poor conditions, playing on front of little to no audiences and fighting over every last euro can be the difference between a successful career or a failed one. That may the reason why Iranian tennis player Majid Abedini was so angry with an official on Sunday.
Abedini was playing at an event in Turkey against Britain's Imran Aswat, the Iranian was recorded chasing an umpire off the court after a decision. His actions resulted in an automatic disqualification from the match.
After the incident, the International Tennis Federation revealed Abedini has been suspended. "The ITF announced that a Notice of Investigation has been issued to Iranian tennis player Majid Abedini following an incident at the ITF Pro Circuit event in Antalya, Turkey on Sunday 17 April."
"Mr. Abedini has been provisionally suspended in accordance with the ITF Welfare Policy and is further subject to an investigation into a possible Player Major Offence of Aggravated Behaviour."
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