A BBC pundit slammed Wimbledon star Frances Tiafoe for his controversial move against Cameron Norrie.
The American took the opening set before the British ace fought back to win 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-5.
Frances Tiafoe took a lengthy break after dropping the third set[/caption]
Cameron Norrie sat patiently as the time ticked on[/caption]
The break lasted a total of seven minutes[/caption]
With Norrie in the driving seat after the third, Tiafoe left the court for a legal bathroom break.
But the 12th seed took an absolute age to return and it infuriated BBC commentator John Lloyd.
He accused Tiafoe of trying to kill “the momentum of the game” during the stoppage that lasted just over seven minutes.
Lloyd said: “We have seen this before with players.
“They come off at 2-1 down, go and have a bathroom break, change of shirt break, they come back and play completely differently.
“Maybe it is what he needs, to get away from it all and recharge.
“But this, to me, I don’t agree with this at all. I think this is wrong.
“This is ridiculous, I’m sorry, but this is ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous.”
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Lloyd’s co-commentator Andrew Castle joked: “Maybe he has forgot his pants and is going to come back on with a fresh [pair].”
Norrie sat down patiently waiting throughout as Lloyd suggested: “If I was him I would go out and hit a few serves.”
When Tiafoe was finally ready to restart the match, Castle added: “Now, where were we? What day is it?”
There is a five minute limit in place when players use the bathroom.
But they are only on the clock once they enter the facilities and not on their slow stroll there.
Tiafoe’s possible gamesmanship did not work as Norrie clinched victory in the fourth set.
The 2022 Wimbledon semi-finalist will play the winner of Jiri Lehecka vs Mattia Bellucci on Friday.
Norrie battled from behind to make round three[/caption]
