Dominik Koepfer was deducted a point for spitting on the court during his epic duel with Roger Federer at the French Open. The German lost his cool after a marginal call at 30-40 at a vital point in the fourth set which enabled Federer to break serve. Koepfer strode over to Federer's side of the net after the decision and proceeded to spit on the mark which the umpire used to show that he had lost the point. Dominik Koepfer was deducted a point for spitting on the court at the French OpenKoepfer didn't like a line call so he went over the other side of the net and spat at the mark. #frenchopen2021 pic.twitter.com/RnxcLCta4s — RichieMills (@RichieMills2) June 5, 2021The umpire spotted his indiscretion and immediately deducted a point from the next game for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Source: Daily Mail June 05, 2021 23:28 UTC