Jeff Tarango has withdrawn from the Swiss Open for fear of a confrontation with an angry Marc Rosset, tournament officials said.
At Wimbledon, Tarango accused French umpire Bruno Rebeuh of being "the most corrupt official in the game."Tarango alleged that Rebeuh had shown bias to players in return for friendship, and named Rosset as one of those who had benefitedfrom the official's favoritism.
Meanwhile, top-seeded Thomas Muster had his 40-match winning streak on clay ended when he was beaten in the first round of the $560,000 Swiss Open.
Spain's Alex Corretja took only 90 minutes to beat Muster 7-5, 6-1.
Also, fifth-seeded Alberto Berasategui of Spain was upset by France's Lionel Roux 3-6, 6-7 (4-7).
At Newport, R.I., second-seeded Javier Frana of Argentina beat Wade McGuire 6-1, 6-3 to advance to the second round of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.
Frana will face wild-card entrant Derrick Rostagno in the second round. Rostagno beat Germany's Markus Zoecke 6-3, 6-4.