French Open controversy. Zverev wronged by a refereeing decision in the final?
It's likely to cause quite a stir. The 5th set of the Roland-Garros 2024 final (6-2) was allegedly marked by a refereeing error at a crucial moment.
With Carlos Alcaraz leading 2-1 and a break ahead, he saved a break point at 15-40 after serving a second service ball that was apparently a fault, but which the chair umpire deemed to have hit the line.
This error was confirmed by video modelling (Hawk-Eye system) available to the media, but not accessible to the chair umpire. It should be noted, however, that a small margin of error exists with the Hawk-Eye, so it may not be possible to conclude with 100% certainty. To be confirmed.
If the error is confirmed, Alexander Zverev should have come back to 2 games all in this final set, which would then have been completely different.