Although it remains unclear whether Polmans intended to hit the umpire, the Association of Tennis Professionals' (ATP) rules state that players are not allowed to "violently" hit tennis balls.

In a moment of frustration, Australian tennis player Marc Polmans smashed a ball into the umpire's face while competing in the Shanghai Masters qualifiers. This resulted in immediate ...

SHANGHAI -- Australian tennis player Marc Polmans has been defaulted from the final round of qualifying at the Shanghai Masters after hitting the ball into the face of the chair umpire.

Australian tennis player Marc Polmans has said that he apologized to a chair umpire after hitting a ball in his face during a qualifying match at the Shanghai Masters. Polmans was leading Italy ...

SHANGHAI — Australian tennis player Marc Polmans has apologized for hitting a ball into the face of the chair umpire during final round qualifying at the Shanghai Masters, which led to him being ...

A tennis player one point from victory lost a match in surreal fashion on Tuesday as he smashed a ball into the umpire’s face from roughly 15 feet away, resulting in disqualification.