'I've done some things I regret': Wally Masur's moment of 'insanity' in epic 1993 US Open comeback
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A discussion about the Lorenzo Musetti controversy went in an unexpected direction on Wednesday as Wally Masur reflected on a regretful moment of "insanity" at the 1993 US Open.
Italy's Musetti advanced to the semi-finals at Roland-Garros with a 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 victory over Frances Tiafoe of the United States.
But Musetti admitted he was lucky not to be disqualified after kicking a ball that inadvertently hit a linesperson.
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The eighth seed escaped with a warning.
The incident led to Stan Sport's Grand Slam Daily host Chris Stubbs asking Masur, an Australian tennis great, whether he had ever lashed out in similar fashion on court.
"I'm not faultless, Stubbsy," Masur conceded.
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"I've had my moments. I've had my moments of insanity. Hard to believe given the calm, measured person that I am. But yes, I've done some things I regret...
"I grabbed the umpire's mic once and threw it into the ground, but it actually bounced up into the stands and hit somebody."
Masur's mic drop moment came in the fourth round of the 1993 US Open, while locked in a red-hot battle with compatriot Jamie Morgan.
"You must have thrown it hard," an impressed Stubbs said.
Quips aside, the 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 victory over Morgan was one of the most memorable of Masur's career.
The 30-year-old staged what The New York Times described as an "unprecedented comeback," rallying from from two sets down, staving off a match point and winning 18 of the final 19 points.
Wally Masur of Australia hits a return during the 1993 US Open. Getty
Morgan led 5-0 in the fifth set before Masur stormed back.
"I cannot believe that I won that match," Masur told reporters at the time.
"I mean it was just ridiculous. It was incredible."
The New York Times reports on Wally Masur's US Open run in 1993. New York Times
Morgan, 22 and in his first US Open, was stunned.
"I got up and I gagged, I guess," he said.
Masur blew up in the seventh game of the fifth set after an overhead smash by Morgan that Masur thought clearly landed out was ruled good.
"I thought I had lost," said Masur, who eventually bowed out to Cedric Pioline in the semi-finals.
"So I resigned to losing. I haven't been home for four months and I was planning on what I was going to do at home. Then I just got that call. From that moment on, I was just so into it. It was a joke."
As the Times reported: "Masur eventually broke serve. Still upset over the earlier call, he stormed the chair umpire, argued and then threw a microphone into the stands. He then made sure there would be no more need for close calls as he surged to victory."
