Bottles Thrown at Colombians After Provocative Shush Celebration in Davis Cup Morocco Clash

One Finger to the Lips Sparks Chaos: Verbal Clash and Bottle-Throwing Erupts as Colombia Qualifies vs. Morocco

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Jules Hypolite

le 08/02/2026 à 20h23

1 min to read

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The Davis Cup weekend delivered dramatic scenes worldwide, from celebrations to controversies.

The Morocco-Colombia tie on Casablanca clay produced surreal images after the South American nation's qualification.

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World No. 177 Nicolas Mejia, who defeated Reda Bennani 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, celebrated his victory by placing a finger to his lips. The shush gesture irked the Moroccan bench.

Tensions escalated with exchanges between the teams, before the crowd joined in by hurling bottles at the Colombian side.

Colombia thus secured qualification for the World Group play-offs in September amid the heated atmosphere.