ATP finds no evidence to prove Ryan Harrison made racial slur to Donald Young

The Association of Tennis Professionals has found no evidence to prove Donald Young’s allegation that he was subjected to racism by Ryan Harrison at this week’s New York Open.

The ATP, which runs the men’s tour, said it examined all available evidence following Young’s claim, which came after his match against fellow American Harrison on Monday night.

During the match, which Harrison won in straight sets, the umpire had to get down off his chair at one point during the opening set to keep the two men apart.

Young said at the time he was “shocked and disappointed” by Harrison’s behaviour, but tour officials said they could not determine the content of dialogue between the pair.

An ATP statement read: “The ATP conducted a full investigation into this week’s match at the New York Open between Ryan Harrison and Donald Young. All available evidence was reviewed including match footage and interviews with match officials and other tournament personnel who were in close proximity of the players.

“Unfortunately, the audio recording on the match footage did not pick up verbal exchanges between the players. At this time no evidence has been found to support the allegation that Ryan Harrison used a racial slur during the match.”

In response to Young’s accusation, Harrison had tweeted that the allegation was “absolutely untrue” and that “any video/audio will 100 per cent clear me”.