There's no consistency," Tiafoe speaks out on the incident between Musetti and a line judge

le 03/06/2025 à 19h42

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The quarterfinal between Frances Tiafoe and Lorenzo Musetti was marked by an incident in the second set when the Italian hit a ball that ended up striking a line judge.

A sequence for which Musetti received a warning, though controversy later flared up. Unsurprisingly, Tiafoe was asked about the moment in the press conference:

"Obviously, he did it, and nothing happened. I think it’s pretty comical, but that’s how it is. Nothing happened, so I’m not going to dwell on it. But obviously, there’s no consistency.

Musetti L • 8

Tiafoe F • 15

30e, 1510 points

8e, 4040 points

You don't see the difference between the Djokovic incident and today?

Novak's was an accident. Rules should apply evenly to all.
Even with the computer to keep score, laser to call lines, and netcord mechanism to call lets, the linestaff and judges still manage to make tennis the worst officiated professional sport.
Rarely does a match go by without some type of screw up, many times multiple screw ups that completely change the tempo, flow, and outcome of the match, all with zero repurcussions......

How is this not an automatic disqualification? Regardless that it's an accident, he kicked a ball that hit a line judge. Ask Novak about this one. At the US open the umpire and the tournament director had no problem disqualifying him.

The Djokovic disqualification for a similar incident at the US Open potentially cost him another major to add to his record 24. While Musetti getting disqualified would save Alcaraz the trouble of pummeling him like he has others. It's almost like there is an unfair two-tier rule system.

Read the rules, they will explain why the Djokovic incident was at the level requiring elimination and the Musetti one was not.

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