By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_now | Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Photo Credit: Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters Facebook
The ball didn’t jum Frances Tiophoe’s way but an important call of the hit ball is favored Lorenzo Musetti.
Tieafoe wasn’t happy about it.
If you have lost it: during the second group of 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 Roland Garros Conquest of Tiophoe today, the irritated Italian struck a lost ball. Although there was no malice in the stroke and the ball was struck softly, it hit a line in the chest.
Tiephae looked at the chair lawyer for a call. The mayor struck Musetti with a warning of violation of the code, but not a default, which was an option.
Asked his opinion on the controversy afterwards, Tifoe said there is a double standard in the game he called “comic”.
“I want to say, no doubt he did it and nothing happened,” Tieafoe told the media in Paris. “I think it’s comical, but it’s what it is. Nothing happened, so there is nothing to talk about.
“Of course it’s not stable, so it’s what it is.”
Former US Finalist Open Tiophoe is aware Novak Djokovic Predestined by the open SH.BA after accidentally hitting a line in the throat with a ball.
In 2020 US Open, Djokovic hit a ball in disappointment on the back wall after releasing the service. The blow inadvertently hit a line of lines in the throat immediately knocking it on the Arthur Ashe stadium court. Gjokovic was disqualified from US Open and Hafleite ranking points and $ 250,000 priced money he earned reaching the fourth round of US Open and suffered a $ 10,000 fine as well.
Tiafoe’s point is simple: Why did it guarantee a disqualification of Gjokovic and today?
Apparently, Umpire chair considered the softness of purpose and lack of wickedness in the case of Musetti.
The big rule of the collision states that disqualification can be decided if “deliberately hit a ball dangerously or reckless inside the court or by hitting a ball with careless disrespect of the consequences”.
In this case, Masetti immediately apologized for the hit ball and was hit with a violation of the code. Monte-Carlo’s finalist said he believes the chair lawyer made the right call as he did not intend to hurt anyone.
“Honestly it was really an unfortunate coincidence,” Masetti told the media in Paris. “Yes, I was a little, honestly, scared, because I really didn’t want to hurt anyone, of course. So I immediately went to the line of the line, and of course I said, excuse me, apologize to everyone.
“It was right to have a warning, but I think the umpire without having no purpose for it, and that is why maybe simply, you know, let me continue my game.”
Interestingly, in Roland Garros we have seen similar incidents met with various decisions over the years.
Garros’ first disqualification Roland Garros 2023 generated tears and controversy.
Aldila Sutjidi and Miyu Kato They were disqualified by Roland Garros two years ago after Kato hit a ball that hit a ball girl.
A difficult scene in Paris. Kato/Sutjiadi paid partners were just predestined as Kato hit a ball girl accidentally at 6-7 (1), 3-1.#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/a7bishh1cx
– Tennis channel (@tennischannel) June 4, 2023
Twenty years before the disqualification of Kato’s doubles, Guillermo Coria Hit a cannon child with his prince racquet and was not disqualified.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs5d0ks2Fve
Some Tennis veterans are calling Roland Garros outside for a double standard showing the 2003 men’s semifinals when an irritable Guillermo Coria He returned and threw his prince’s racquet on the back wall, accidentally washing a ball in the process.
Coria was terrified seeing his racquet ready to nail the ball baby and immediately apologized and offered the ball of the ball from his back in an effort to apologize further. In that case, the officials did not predict Coria and allowed him to complete that semifinal loss to Martin Verkerk. Coria continued to reach the 2004 Roland Garros final and held the championship point before losing a heart of the heart to compatriot Gaston Gaudio.
