During his match lost against Daniil Medvedev (7−6, 6–3), Stefanos was penalized because of a time overrun.
It almost becomes ridiculous from the referees who have their eyes glued to the clock.
This angered the Greek who tried to speak to the referee.
The conversation transcribed by our friends from Tennis Letter confirms that we will have to make a real decision on the subject because it seems that all this almost depends on the mood of the chair umpire.
The referee: The clock starts automatically
Stef: I am the best on the circuit, the most consistent player in this regard. »
The referee: Listen to me carefully. It might help you. The timer starts automatically. I have no control over this.
Stef: Why are you so against me? These last few months have been terrible. I don’t understand what’s wrong with you
Referee: That is not a correct statement. I’m not against you or anyone. »
Stef: I haven’t seen any of my opponents have a time violation except me. » “The Referee Maybe if you watch more matches. We give a lot of playing time penalties.
Stef: Are you sure? There are some who are worse than me.
Referee: I’m sure they have time problems. The best thing to do is talk about this match. On this service, you were too slow. You have to watch the clock. You have to keep watching the clock and keeping up.
Stef comes back to serve and gets broken, then starts talking to the referee again Stef: “My problem is the double fault that you just took away from me. That’s the problem. Have you never played tennis in your life? »
Referee: I have.
Stef: It seems like you have no idea about tennis.
Referee: I’m not as good as you, but I played
Stef: You really don’t have any cardio. You probably serve and volley all the time Tennis is a physical sport. We need time there. Show compassion. We don’t throw darts here.
Published on Wednesday October 9, 2024 at 09:27
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