At French Open, Francisco Cerundolo is mad at chair umpire over Holger Rune’s double-bounce

PARIS — Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina was devastated about dropping his French Open fourth-round match to Holger Rune of Denmark in a fifth-set tiebreaker Monday. He additionally was mad at chair umpire Kader Nouni for lacking a double-bounce of the ball on some extent that was awarded to Rune early in his 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) victory.

They have been tied at a set apiece and on serve at 2-1 for the No. 6-seeded Rune early within the third at Court Suzanne Lenglen when the purpose of competition occurred. Cerundolo, who was serving at deuce, hit a forehand that skidded low on the baseline and shortly bounced a second time – which usually would have meant that the purpose was his.

But Rune went forward and acquired his racket on the ball, sending it again over the online. At about the identical time, No. 23 seed Cerundolo was saying “sorry” to apologize for the odd means his forehand made the ball skim throughout the clay. Nouni was not instantly conscious of the double-bounce, thought the ball was nonetheless in play and referred to as Cerundolo for hindrance for speaking throughout some extent. That meant Rune acquired the purpose, and when he gained the subsequent one, too, he had a service break.

“It was unbelievable, because it was a clear double-bounce. I was mad at the umpire because he has to see it,” Cerundolo mentioned. “It’s his fault.”

In tennis, digital line-calling is used at many tournaments to make line calls, however replays are usually not used to examine issues like double-bounces or whether or not some extent ought to be misplaced as a result of a participant touches the online, which isn’t allowed.

And whereas Cerundolo put the onus on the official, he additionally thought Rune might have ceded the purpose due to the double-bounce.

“For sure, I wish he would have done that, because it was a big moment,” Cerundolo mentioned.

Rune, who moved right into a matchup in opposition to No. 4 Casper Ruud within the quarterfinals, mentioned he noticed a replay after the next level, and “saw it was a double bounce. But the point already happened, and he called the score. So I felt sorry.”