Controversy flared on the main court of Roland Garros on Tuesday, but although Novak Djokovic was on the schedule there, he had nothing to do it. The issue came in the match before his, when Kristina Mladenovic looked poised to take the first set against Germany’s Laura Siegemund. Mladenovic had set point at 5-1 when her opponent scooped up a shot that had clearly bounced twice, only for umpire Eva Asderaki to allow play to continue. ‘Siegemund would have been the most fair player on the tour if she had conceded the point. Siegemund responded that she had been running flat out when it happened, and that it was the umpire’s responsibility.

Source: Daily Mail September 29, 2020 19:27 UTC