Refereeing Complaints and Medical Protocol Violations

The French Open tennis championship ends in Paris.

The second week of the tournament turned out to be calmer in terms of scandalous stories, but there were still some ambiguous moments.

So, the German Laura Siegemund complained about too biased attitude towards herself on the part of the umpire Mariana Velovich during the quarterfinal match with Petra Kvitova.

According to her, she issued warnings to her for the slightest delay in time, although other arbiters are more loyal to this.

“I know I'm moving slowly and I try to speed up.

But if the timer is zero, and I start moving, then you can forgive.

It's not about a few seconds.

If it took me 40 seconds each time, that's a different matter.

But this is already too much.

I think I did it, "journalist Jose Morgado quotes Siegemund on Twitter.

Let us remind you that at the current Roland Garros there really was an ambiguous attitude towards the athlete.

She was criticized after meeting Frenchwoman Cristina Mladenovic for not pointing out the umpire's obvious mistake.

If the German woman reacted calmly enough to the situation, then the Frenchman Nicolas Mayu did not tolerate comments.

During one of the doubles matches, in which his duo opposed Nicola Mektic and Wesley Koolhof, the tennis player spat on the court, which is not only regarded as unsportsmanlike behavior, but also condemned in connection with the coronavirus pandemic.

The judge reminded him of this, and also issued a warning.

The Frenchman did not agree with the punishment and demanded to call the supervisor to the court.

He confirmed the correctness of the decision, although the opponents asked to cancel it.

Mayu continued to argue, but after five minutes the Frenchman was still convinced of the wrong.

Alexander Zverev also got into an unpleasant situation.

After the defeat from the Italian Yannick Sinner, he admitted that he felt very bad - the temperature rose and problems with breathing began.

All symptoms pointed to COVID-19, but the German assured that the tests he passed showed a negative result, and the organizers are aware of his health problems.

The French Tennis Federation confirmed that Alexander's previous tests were indeed negative, but the latter was submitted five days before the match with Sinner.

They also stressed that Zverev did not consult with the doctors working at the tournament.

The situation was resolved after the tennis player showed the results of a new test, which showed that he really does not have a coronavirus.

Violation of the medical protocol came across not only athletes, but also a few spectators.

In particular, it went to the wife of the first racket of the world Novak Djokovic Elena.

During the semifinals, renowned columnist Ben Rotenberg noticed that the girl was sitting on the podium without protective equipment.

Deliberately or not, he called her "the guy who doesn't even pretend to wear a mask."

In response, Djokovic stressed that she has official permission for this.

“For this“ guy ”the doctors made an exception (from the mask mode.

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Not everything revolves around covid.

I, on the other hand, have a less formal reason - breathing problems due to stress while watching my husband's game.

Everyone who is sitting next to us has passed the tests, and they are negative, ”explained Elena Djokovic.

It is worth noting that in June the Serb family fell ill with the coronavirus after a series of exhibition tournaments Adria Tour.

As soon as the passions around Djokovic himself, who hit the referee at the US Open with the ball, had barely subsided, the situation repeated again, although this time there was nothing to blame the Serb for.

During one of the draws of the match with Karen Khachanov, he unsuccessfully hit the ball, and he flew right into the line judge, who looked in the other direction and did not have time to dodge.

“God, I had an unpleasant feeling of déjà vu.

I'm trying to find this referee and make sure he's okay, because I noticed that he had a slight bruise, like reddening where the ball hit.

Hope he's okay.

He clearly acted like a strong and brave man.

But there was a blow, because I was very close, "- quotes Djokovic Yahoo.

Careful there, @DjokerNole ... 😲



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Not without new complaints about the Roland Garros organization.

So, Rafael Nadal criticized the too tight schedule of matches, because of which the final meetings of the game day are too late.

Together with the cold weather, this, in his opinion, poses a danger to athletes.

And Dominic Tim complained about poor quality food.

“I am not happy with the food that is being served this year.

I have had stomach problems for the past few days, after which I talked to my doctor and physiotherapist.

Many players have faced the same.

Either there was something wrong with the food, or it was some kind of virus.

Yesterday I felt better, "- quotes the words of Tim The Telegraph.

Unexpected requests and bad jokes

Stomach problems forced Siegemund to resort to an unusual way to replenish energy in a match with Paula Badosa.

While her rival was being treated, the German woman was brought to the court something "like a plate of noodles" and she began to eat with a plastic fork.

This picture surprised not only the audience, but also the judge on the tower, who became interested in the strange gastronomic choice of the tennis player.

In response, she said that she could not eat before the meeting, and the usual cereal bars did not help.

“So I asked my physiotherapist to bring something else.

I just wanted potatoes or rice, it doesn't matter.

It may be strange to eat with a fork, but it's better than low sugar.

I still preferred to replenish the energy a little, ”explained Siegemund.

If some people are saved from lack of strength thanks to food, then it helps others to cope with setbacks.

Elina Svitolina and Simona Halep were considered one of the favorites of the French Open, however, they suffered unexpected defeats from Argentine Nadia Podoroski and Polish Igi Schwentek, respectively.

After leaving the tournament, both told what they would do to survive the disappointment.

For this purpose, the Ukrainian woman preferred a cup of hot tea, while the Romanian preferred chocolate.

The defeat to Nadal in the fourth round turned out to be "the best moment in life" for 20-year-old Sebastian Corda.

After the final rally, the American approached the opponent and asked for his autograph.

He could not refuse and kindly signed his jersey.

“Did anyone even get an autograph from an opponent after the last rally in the match?” Joked Korda.

After playing @RafaelNadal, Korda got a shirt signed by the man himself 😅 💓



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A few days ago, the American said that he was looking forward to meeting Nadal.

According to him, he respects the former first racket of the world so much that he even named his cat after him.

In addition, after the match, Korda jokingly turned to his Twitter followers with a request to send him some photos with the Spaniard, which he would post on Instagram.

However, not everyone appreciated the funny episode.

“Perhaps that is why he was defeated,” remarked the passing Major Nick Kiryos.

Another interesting moment occurred during the quarterfinal confrontation between Daniel Collins and Sophia Kenin.

The 57th racket of the world made several mistakes at one of the key moments of the match.

After that, she turned to her boyfriend and coach, who was in the box, with a request to change seats.

She explained her act by the fact that the presence of a man distracted her.

"You're outta here!"



1. Danielle Collins hits three successive double faults, still holds.


2. Tells her trainer / boyfriend to "sit in a different spot. SIT IN A DIFFERENT SPOT" after missing two BPs.



Sofia Kenin leads 6-4, 2-2.



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Taken out of context, the joke raised a fuss about the Russian tennis player Khachanov.

At one of the press conferences, Karen was asked how fatherhood affects his game.

In response, the Russian clarified which child was being discussed - the first (in September 2019, his first child was born to him and his wife Veronica) or the second.

The phrase was interpreted ambiguously and began to congratulate the tennis player on the addition to the family.

However, after a while, he said that it was just a joke.

“I appeal to the fans and the media.

On Saturday, during a press conference, one of the journalists misunderstood my sarcasm and took my words seriously.

It was a joke taken out of context.

I want to clarify the situation and say: we are not expecting another child.

At least for now, ”Khachanov wrote on Instgram.

But several times in two weeks the organizers of Roland Garros were not at all laughing.

On the fourth day of competition, a loud bang sounded like an explosion near the courts.

It turned out that it was issued by a fighter flying over the city, which overcame the sound barrier.

And then an ownerless bag was found on the territory of the sports facility.

After the owner could not be found, sappers with dogs rushed to the place.

Fortunately, the incident ended well.

It turned out that the mother of Ukrainian Daria Lopatetskaya, who played at the junior tournament, had forgotten things.