French tennis player Jules Marie has been on the receiving end of a vicious prank at the US Open while waiting for an alternate spot in the qualifying draw.
Marie was the No 2 alternate for the US Open qualifying draw, meaning just a few withdrawals would see him called up.
The 32-year-old has never played in the qualifying draw at the US Open in his career, but he was made to believe that was set to change following a supposed withdrawal from Henrique Rocha.
Marie revealed that he was told of Rocha’s supposed withdrawal via an email that soon unravelled to be a cruel hoax.
A Twitter account with the handle @arrhurmayot57 – which has now been deleted – took responsibility for both pranks on Marie.
The unnamed prankster claimed that his latest stunt at the US Open was ‘revenge’ for the abuse he received for his hoax at Wimbledon.
The tweet read: “During the last Wimbledon, I played a prank on Jules.
Jules Marie thought he had been given an alternate spot in the qualifying draw
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He added: “FYI it’s not Arthur Mayot, Harold’s brother.
“It’s a fake nickname and fake account. I have all the info on the guy. I will call tomorrow with a lawyer to file a complaint.
“I hope he sees this story. I’m not really going to stop there for nothing because I’m behind the line and I’m not giving up anything.
“It led to a further back-and-forth between them both on social media with the prankster continuing to blame the X account @RomainNextGen.
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Jules Marie has never played in the qualifying draw at the US Open
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Marie finished with a message of thanks for the support he had received from his followers throughout the painful ordeal.
“Thank you for all your messages of support,” he said.
“Obviously boring to live this kind of story, crazy emotional elevator, it’s a big bang in the heart knowing that I fight all year for this goal.
“I’m obviously not going to let it go.”
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