WATCH: US Open umpire falls off his chair

Published Aug 31, 2018

NEW YORK—On Thursday, all of the US Open's attention was on chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani and Nick Kyrgios, but there was actually a more physically dramatic incident with an umpire this week.

This umpire incident should be getting all the attention tbh #USOpen pic.twitter.com/eiHjSVxIdn
— Nikhila (@kokudum) August 31, 2018

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On Wednesday, at the start of Fabio Fognini and Simone Bolelli’s three set win over Germans Kevin Krawietz and Maximilian Marterer, umpire John Blom toppled off the chair flat onto his back.

That was me Richard. The entire arm rest came off in my hands as I was trying to step down. No damage done, apart from to my ego.
— Johnblom87 (@Johnblom87) August 31, 2018

The players appeared stunned.

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Actually they were both good. They were probably just stunned, they helped me up as soon as I realised my back was still largely in one piece. :)
— Johnblom87 (@Johnblom87) August 31, 2018

Blom was fine physically, but emotionally, he may need some recovery time.

WATCH: US Open umpire falls off his chair

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