In the semi-final of Roland Garros lost against Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff was very angry with the referee Tourte for what seemed like a clear mistake.
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The first semi-final of Roland Garros feminine between Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek, won by the second, was characterized by a moment of strong tension. The American tennis player referee Aurelie Tourte harshly contested, the same as the infamous Monte Carlo mistake in Sinner-Tsitsipas, for an actually very questionable decision. Coco couldn’t bear the weight of her frustration over what had happened and she let herself cry.
What happened during the Roland Garros semi-final between Gauff and Swiatek
At the start of the second set, a very deep serve from Swiatek was called out by the line judge. But it arrived immediately the correction by chair umpire Aurelie Tourte, who saw the good serve and gave the point to the Polish player. A choice that made Gauff very angry who would have liked to replay the point, given that the referee’s assistant’s call to say about him had influenced her response.
Why Coco Gauff got angry with referee Aurelie Tourte at Roland Garros
Gauff claimed she was influenced by the fact that the serve was called out, in that split second. In fact, the American tennis player said to the referee: “I’m one thousand percent convinced that the call came before I hit, I didn’t even finish the shot“. Faced with Tourte’s peremptory closure on the prospect of an about-face, Coco appeared incredulous: “Are you serious? She called her right away, you can ask her.”
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Tourte had no intention of asking and invited the tennis player to end her controversy. Copious boos came from the stands, and Coco added to the situation by being very, very angry: “You know you made a mistake and they’re booing you for it, I have the right to finish my shot and if the call comes while I’m shooting…”.
Gauff cries on the pitch after the referee’s error in favor of Swiatek
Then here is the reference to another episode: “It’s a shameThis is the second time this has happened. It’s a Grand Slam semi-final, you should know the rules of the game“. It’s difficult to say what he was referring to, but my thoughts turn to what happened in Monte Carlo, when Tourte judged a serve by Tsitsipas to be good, widely outside, penalizing Jannik Sinner who then lost the match.
After the episode, a very tired Gauff started crying near the scoreboards, covering her face with her hands. She is anger and disappointment for Coco, she is certain that she has suffered a serious wrong. After a few seconds then without batting an eyelid, she managed to take her place back on the pitch.
