In the third set of the match, Bergs broke Garin’s serve with a brilliant forehand pass to go up 6-5 and serve for the match. He sprinted to the net in celebration and leapt up into the air, just as his opponent was crossing over to return to his seat.

The Davis Cup tie between Belgium and Chile descended into chaos after a Belgian player won his match despite shoulder charging his opponent, who pleaded for the match to be stopped.

Belgium advanced to the second round of the Davis Cup qualifiers in unusual circumstances after Chilean Cristian Garin was knocked over by Belgian Zizou Bergs.

Belgium advanced to the second round of Davis Cup qualifying in bizarre circumstances Sunday after Chile tennis player Cristian Garin was accidentally knocked over by his opponent and refused to continue their match.

Garin was given three consecutive time violations and lost the match while he was calling for his opponent to be disqualified.

Belgium will be Australia's next opponents in the Davis Cup, but only after advancing to the second qualifying round in bizarre circumstances.

Former world number one Martina Navratilova has expressed her opinion about the incident involving Zizou Bergs and Cristian Garin. The tennis world experienced a unique scenario where two players collided on the tennis court in the Davis Cup Qualifiers first round between Chile and Belgium.

The incident happened during the third set of the match after Bergs secured a break in the 11th game to put Belgium on the verge of a win