Victor Hansecu, cramping during the third set of his 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(2) loss to Lleyton Hewitt in Hopman Cup, argued angrily with the umpire when denied treatment for cramping during the later stages o the third set.
New medical timeout rules do not allow medical timeouts for cramps alone -- treatment may only be received during a maximum of two changeovers.
A disgruntled Hanescu served underarm on matchpoint.
However, the Romanians still won the tie when Hansecu teamed with Sorana Cirstea to defeat Hewitt an Samantha Stosur 7-5, 6-1 in the deciding mixed doubles. Earlier, Cirstea had defeated Stosur 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.