Watch: Ryan Harrison tells his father to leave during loss at Sony Open

What is it about Miami that brings father-son relationships to a boil? During his second-round match against Benjamin Becker at the Sony Open, Ryan Harrison

Courtney Nguyen | Mar 24, 2014

What is it about Miami that brings father-son relationships to a boil?

During his second-round match against Benjamin Becker at the Sony Open, Ryan Harrison double-faulted on set point in the first set and reportedly told his father to leave the court. Freelance tennis reporter Ravi Ubha was commentating the match for the ATP World Feed, and tweeted the details after the match:

Sad episode in Harrison-Becker. Harrison DFs on set point in first, loses game. As he walks to chair (& maybe something was said to him) ...
— Ravi Ubha (@raviubha) March 22, 2014

he replies (to, I think his dad): "Get out of here." Reply: "Shut up." Later in match Harrison says: "make sure he never comes back."
— Ravi Ubha (@raviubha) March 22, 2014

Harrison lost the match 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (2). Watch video of the initial exchange below:

http://youtu.be/XfD9f2MAL08

Two years ago, Bernard Tomic tried to get his father, John, to leave the stands during his second-round match in Miami. When John refused, Tomic complained to the chair umpire and tried to get him to step in to quiet his father down:

http://youtu.be/2Hy9plVA7SI

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Published Mar 24, 2014

COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.