Siegemund antics not a one time incident with 2016 match recalled after Gauff US Open tie

Tuesday, 29 August 2023 at 20:30

Laura Siegemund experienced controversy during the match against Coco Gauff at the US Open, and Twitter users recalled a similar situation in 2016.

After successfully navigating the qualifiers, the German tennis player was drawn against the sixth seed, Coco Gauff, and began the match by winning the first set. However, Gauff's comeback allowed the American to claim the match with a score of 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.

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The controversy arose when Gauff was serving with a score of 3-0, 40-40 in the third set. The 19-year-old tennis player scored an ace, but Siegemund gestured that she wasn't ready yet, and the chair umpire agreed, sparking Gauff's frustration as she had executed a strong first serve.

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Coco Gauff upset with the umpire in her match against Siegemund: “She’s never ready when I’m serving. She went over the clock 4 times. You gave her a time violation once. How is this fair? You’re calling the score like 6 seconds after the point is over”

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Back in 2016, Siegemund defeated Croatian Mirjana Lucic-Baroni in the first round of the Madrid Open with a score of 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. On that occasion, Lucic-Baroni posted on Facebook about the non-handshake incident involving the German tennis player.

“I started playing tennis long time ago and have been in many situations on and off the court that were tough but I have never in all my years seen behavior like this! My opponent calls a trainer 3 X goes to the bathroom twice , stops play in the middle of games to ask for more treatment (coincidentally it happens when I'm winning), takes ridiculous amount of time between points and screams like an animal on every single mistake of mine,” Lucic–Baroni said.

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“So no, it was not bad sportsmanship on my side. Oh! And this happens every single time! Unacceptable! Love and light my friends!,” she added.

Some players like Svetlana Kuznetsova and Sesil Karatantcheva expressed their support on social media on that occasion.

“I totally agree with you!!! Happened the same on my match!!! Way to go!!!!” wrote Kuznetsova.

“Oh girl u are being wayy too nice. Same happened to me at the french and let me tell u - at the end i wanted to drag her ass out side and beat the shit out of her. Soo u not shaking her hand actually is very sportsmanship like! This behavior is not what this sport is about. If she wants to act she should go to hollywood. Respect to u!” Karatancheva added.

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Reminded of this Siegemund moment from 2016, immortalized by TennisForum (starring Mirjana Lucic-Baroni):

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