The semi-final exit in Monte Carlo against Tsitsipas hurts, due to that ball not read out by the referee Aurelie Tourte which would have been worth the second break lead in the third set and probably the victory of the match. In the end, the Greek took the victory in the final over Ruud, rejoicing through tears. SinnerOn the other hand, he is already thinking about Rome but will first perform in Madrid, after not being at his best physically in the Principality due to some cramps in his right knee.
One backstory, in particular, was not noticed by the world number 2. She told it Paolo Bertolucciafter hearing what Sinner’s coach, from the Marche region Simone Vagnozzi, he confessed to him: “The line judge made a mistake, he can’t make such a sensational mistake – the words of the former tennis player – Vagnozzi told me he was diving, reaching. He had doubts but there is a fraction of a second in which you have to decide. He fielded it and continued but he wasn’t sure. In hindsight he would have stopped, but if you do it and you’re wrong then you make a fool of yourself. There you either stop or play and he opted for the second.”
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The regret remains strong and in the meantime many Italians, including famous ones, have criticized the chair umpire’s decision, such as Flavio Briatore: “Even in tennis we have seen how a referee can make you lose a match,” was his attack. It went down hard too Adriano Panattaattacking the referee who, we remember, was a woman: “I would have thrown her into the sea, high chair and microphone included – her words – You can’t lose like this”.
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