Beaten by Flavio Cobolli, 28th player in the world, during the second round at the Masters 1000 in Shanghai, this Monday, October 7, Stanislas Wawrinka (236th) was the victim of a refereeing error. A blunder with serious consequences since the Swiss was broken in the process before losing (6-7 [6]7-6 [4]6-3).
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Stan Wawrinka lost against Flavio Cobolli following a refereeing error. | PHOTO: HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP
Stanislas Wawrinka (236e) va quitter la Chine avec un goût amer. Au deuxième tour du Masters 1000 de Shanghai, le Suisse a été défait par Flavio Cobolli (28e) en trois sets (6-7 [6]7-6 [4]6-3), this Monday, October 7. An elimination that doesn’t mean much: a refereeing error. At the start of the third and final set, on his serve, Wawrinka put the Italian in difficulty. Cobolli’s return is largely out of bounds.
His only lost service game
The referee does not flinch and the Swiss will serve for the second time in the game. Point for Cobolli. But when he should have announced 15-15, the chair umpire indicates 0-30 for the Italian. In the process, the latter breaks Wawrinka before concluding the match a few moments later.
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A cruel outcome for Stan Wawrinka, who lost his only service game on this error. After beating the Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, becoming one of the oldest winners in Masters 1000, the Swiss stopped in the second round, depriving him of a duel against Novak Djokovic.
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