Tiafoe baffled after Musetti escapes punishment for kicking ball at line judge
Italian feared he would be kicked out of French OpenCarlos Alcaraz crushes Tommy Paul to set up Musetti tieLorenzo Musetti admitted that he was “scared” about potentially being defaulted after accidentally kicking a tennis ball at a line judge during his win over Frances Tiafoe in the quarter-finals of the French Open.On Tuesday, the eighth seed Musetti held his nerve in treacherous windy conditions to close out a stellar 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 win over the 15th seed Tiafoe to reach the semi-finals in Paris for the first time in his career. The match, however, included a moment of jeopardy after he kicked a ball towards the back fence, which rebounded against the shoulder of an unflinching lineswoman. Musetti received a code violation warning for unsportsmanlike conduct. Continue reading...
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Italian feared he would be kicked out of French Open
Carlos Alcaraz crushes Tommy Paul to set up Musetti tie
Lorenzo Musetti admitted that he was “scared” about potentially being defaulted after accidentally kicking a tennis ball at a line judge during his win over Frances Tiafoe in the quarter-finals of the French Open.
On Tuesday, the eighth seed Musetti held his nerve in treacherous windy conditions to close out a stellar 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 win over the 15th seed Tiafoe to reach the semi-finals in Paris for the first time in his career. The match, however, included a moment of jeopardy after he kicked a ball towards the back fence, which rebounded against the shoulder of an unflinching lineswoman. Musetti received a code violation warning for unsportsmanlike conduct.
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