We dare not imagine this scene at this moment of the match if instead of the discreet Chinese Zheng it had been Djokovic or better Medvedev?
Penalized in an almost grotesque manner for a time overrun (Editor’s note: This was the second famous time violation) which in no way changes the match at this point in the game, the Olympic champion explained to the referee that it was difficult for her to do better because given the location of the clock, she could not see it if she bounced her ball before serving.
As usual the chair umpire has a vague explanation to justify his choice.
Without saying that it changed the match, Zheng mentioned the incident at a press conference because despite everything it had disturbed him.
In the end, she lost in two sets to everyone’s surprise against Laura Sieguemund in two sets (6−7, 3–6).
Published on Wednesday January 15, 2025 at 10:10
