Sydney, Jan. 14 -- Sebastian Ofner made sorry exit from Australian Open qualifying after forgetting the rules and celebrating victory early - before going on to lose the match.
According to BBC Sport, the Austrian thought he had clinched victory over Nishesh Basavareddyat 7-1 in the third-set tie-break and raised his arms in celebration, pointing at his head as he walked towards the net to shake hands with his American opponent.
However, final-set tie-breaks are played to 10 points, meaning he still needed another three points to win. Ofner only realised his mistake when the umpire briefly spoke to him.
Basavareddy then reeled off eight of the next nine points on the way to winning 4-6 6-4 7-6 (13-11) and advancing to the final round of ...