Incredible!

David Nalbandian being defaulted after hitting a linesperson.

Tennis players are often defaulted in tournaments for bad behavior but just when you think you've heard it all or seen it all, something new comes along--and this is it!

In a recent USTA adult tournament, player A (who was from out of town) was leading player B by one set and well up in the second.  The people with whom player A was staying, were talking with the roving official in the stands and told the official that player A would have to default the next day if she won because she would be leaving town. 

The official then went on the court and defaulted player A.  When we checked the tournament results for the reason, it stated "Retired-personal circumstance."  After talking with a good friend of player A, we were told that she did not "retire" but was "defaulted" by this roving official because she would not be there the next day to play. 

Miraculous to say the least....

NOTE:  Remember that we are writing this from information we received from the player's close friend.  If you are the official or the referee in this situation, we would be more than happy to hear your explanation if it is different.