Incredible situation! A German player was disqualified after taking a shower in the middle of the match
Article by Sebastian Vasile – published Wednesday, August 13, 2025, 23:36 / Updated Wednesday, August 13, 2025 23:3
An unusual situation took place at a Tennis tour in Hersonissos, Greece. German player Mats Rosenkranz (26 years old, #358 ATP) was disqualified in the middle of the match against the Italian Pietro Fellin (24 years, #561 ATP) because he took a break.
Currently, in Europe there are three Challenger Tour, Bulgaria and Germany tournaments hosting the other two tournaments alongside Greece. Rosenkranz competed in Hersonissos and faced the Italian Pietro Orlando Fellin in the second round.
The match started on a hot heat. Rosenkranz won the first set with 7-5, then went to the toilet. However, the referee was informed that the German has shower during the break, which is strictly forbidden by the ITF rules and leads to immediate disqualification.
Incredible: Mats Rosenkranz, disqualified after taking a shower in the middle of the match
Mats Rosenkranz defended himself by saying that only “Fastly washed, ten seconds”but without success. The supervisor was called on the ground and, after a brief consultation with the referee, the German, currently the number 358, was disqualified before the second set.
Mats Rosenkranz Got Disqualified for Going to the Toilet to take a shower After Winning Set 1 Against Pietro Orlando Fellin.
He Said he didn't know it wasn't allowed.
Furnings Called Supervisor and they decided it was a code violation.
Fellin Advances to the Quarterfinal.
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The rules allow the shower only in certain situations during five sets.
The fans on the social networks remained perplexed in relation to this episode.
- “Why would you take a shower in the middle of the game? What the hell?”
- “You're kidding, right? The break for the toilet should include everything, including a shower, if you fit in time.”
- “It is crazy to be disqualified for this, even if it writes in the regulation. See players who behave badly at every match and no action is taken, and this guy takes a shower and is kicked out.”
- “I think you are joking. And I do not understand, there is always someone who accompanies the player. He or she should have warned him.”
Nicolas Moreno de Alboran was disqualified for the same deviation
It's not at the first event of this kind! In 2022, Nicolas Moreno de Alboran was disqualified for the same deviation. In the match against Federico Delbonis, at the Challenger Tour tour of Sevilla, the American took a shower to wash his sand on his clothes before the third set. However, the Argentinian informed officials that his opponent took a shower, and was later disqualified.
Nicolas Moreno de Alboran was disqualified for the same deviation. Photo: Instagram
After the incident, Alboran and showed the dissatisfaction and explained on his social networks his situation.
“During the second set, I fell 3-4 times. At one of the falls, I had sand in my underwear. I had to play such for 30 minutes, and after a while an irritation that started to bleed. When I won the second set, I went to the toilet to change.
When I saw that I could not remove the sand with the towel, because I had a great deal, I decided to use the shower just to rinse the sand. My opponent told the referee who came with us to the bathroom that I took a shower. The referee of the tournament disqualified me from the tournament. In addition, I will not receive the points or prize in money in the tournament and I will have to pay the hotel room for the days I played, ”he wrote at the time, according to The Tennis Gazette.
