"Pretty bad for me if that call was made" quips Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sinner line judge drama, calls clay marking 'weird'

Greece’s tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas has admitted that things would have ‘turned out completely different’ had the match officials pointed out his double fault in the semifinal of the Monte-Carlo Masters. The 25-year-old secured a rather upset win in the last-four clash of the ongoing ATP 1000 event in Monaco with a score of 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 on Saturday.

During the third set of the match, the reigning world number two was 3-1 up and had an advantage on the serve of Stefanos. The Greek’s serve while trying to defend another break was clearly over the line but the match officials failed to call it and he ended up winning the point which was good enough to keep the serve. Had that serve been rightly called, Sinner would have ended that game firmly in control with a lead of 4-1.

Tsitsipas was later quoted in a report where he admitted that things would have been completely different had that call been made my match officials. "It might have had bigger influence to my opponent than it had on me," said Tsitsipas. "I was dealing with a break down at that moment. Of course double break down wouldn't make things easier for me and just holding serve there was crucial. I think the match would have turned out completely different if that would have been called out. I will agree that it would have been pretty bad for me if that call was made."