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.

Aussie star Nick Kyrgios didn’t hold back from commenting on the biggest controversy of the tennis weekend, as the Davis Cup match between Cristian Garin and Zizou Bergs ended in a bizarre fashion.

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

Belgium secured a controversial victory in Davis Cup qualifying when Chile's Cristian Garin refused to continue in the decisive rubber after being painfully knocked down by his opponent, Zizou Bergs,

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

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