Donald Young inadvertently may have found himself a catchphrase, if his tennis ever improves enough for him to require one.
The fledgling American, ranked 81st in the ATP rankings, gained some notoriety for his "outburst" in a first-round victory over Alexander Zverev at the Sarasota Open, a Challenger event in Longboat Key, Fla.
According to tennis.com, Young was in the second set against Zverev with a 6-4 first set in hand and a 2-1 lead in the second when he sent a backhand into the net and said "Son of a biscuit," loud enough so that the chair umpire, Keith Crossland could here.
Crossland was quick to issue a warning against Young for his language, to which Young took offense and commented back at the umpire.
I said 'biscuit.' Come on Keith, don't give me crap for that. Please. Don't even give me crap for that. I said, 'Son of a biscuit.' That's a problem? That's a problem, now?"
The warning didn't rattle Young, as he went on to defeat the 228th-ranked Zverev 6-4, 7-5. Young then went on to defeat Mischa Zverev, Alexander's brother, after Zverev retired shortly after losing the first set.
Young's tennis background also is a family affair. His mother and father both are tennis coaches, and they are listed as his coaches. Young became the world's youngest year-end World's No. 1 junior player in 2005 when he was 16 years and five moths old.
Young will face Australia's Nick Kyrgios in the quarterfinals.
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