Putting Kyrgios to shame! Little-known Aussie tennis player, 22, mutters about retirement before destroying FIVE racquets in wild Wimbledon tantrum
- Australian tennis hopeful Akira Santillan made explosive exit from Wimbledon
- He blew the second-round qualifier to Belgian journeyman Ruben Bemelmans
- The 22-year-old walked to secluded spot and smashed all five of his racquets
Australian tennis hopeful Akira Santillan made an explosive exit from Wimbledon qualifying by obliterating five racquets after a heartbreaking defeat in London.
Santillan was inconsolable after blowing two match points in a 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 12-10 second-round qualifying loss to Belgian journeyman Ruben Bemelmans on Wednesday.
The 22-year-old, who has yet to make a grand slam main draw, was unable to contain his frustrations after the match.
Australian tennis hopeful Akira Santillan made an explosive exit from Wimbledon qualifying by obliterating five racquets after a heartbreaking defeat in London
In a move that even put tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios to shame, Santillan walked to what he thought was a secluded spot on the Roehampton field, took out all five of his racquets out and destroyed them one by one.
Unfortunately, the world No.215's violent outburst was captured by a photographer, with Santillan's trail of destruction captured and quickly posted on social media.
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Had he won, Santillan would have been one victory away from a sought-after spot in the Wimbledon draw - and a guaranteed pay day of at least STG 45,000 ($A82,000).
He's only collected $2600 all year, having missed the first three months of the 2018 season with a lower back injury.
Journalist John Horn, who witnessed the outburst, shared on Twitter that when the athlete walked off court he was heard saying 'he should retire'.
The 22-year-old, who has yet to make a grand slam main draw, was unable to contain his frustrations after the match
Had he won, Santillan would have been one victory away from a sought-after spot in the Wimbledon draw - and a guaranteed pay day of at least STG 45,000 ($A82,000)
