Musetti reflected with AM850 about his ball to the line judge: “It was an accident”

A second of distraction could have meant the instant disqualification to Italian Lorenzo Musetti (7 °) of Roland Garrosafter impacting with a Ball to one of the line judges During his triumph against the American Frances Tiafoe (16 °) in the quarterfinals.

“It was an accident that I didn’t want, I don’t know what happened. It has been a slightly unfortunate episode, I wanted to apologize. The Warning. From that moment I started playing better and more patience, it has been fundamental, “said the recent runner-up in Monte-Carlo and semifinalist in Madrid and Rome, in exclusive statements to AM850, after imposing 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 and 6-2 to get into the second time among the four best in a Grand Slam tournament.

Subsequently, the one born in Carrara, who would receive a warning for a code violation by kicking the ball and impacting one of the referees to the bottom of the court at the close of the second set, was sincere on his chances of consecrating: “This month has given me an importance of results and confidence. At the beginning of the tournament I said that I wanted to win the title. Some journalists thought I was missing humility but it is an ambition that I must have to win games like this. “

“It was an unfortunate coincidence. I honestly scared a little, because I didn’t want to hurt anyone. So I immediately went to the line judge and asked for forgiveness, I apologized to everyone. I think he Umpire He realized that there was no intention and that’s why he let me continue the game“The owner of an exquisite setback would prolong a hand, which matched the history against the American 3-3 at a press conference.

The distressing situation that crossed the pupil of Simone Tartarini immediately retraced that starring the Serbian Novak Djokovic (6th) just a few years ago, in the US Open 2020when he would give his service versus the Spanish Pablo Carreño Busta in the round of 16, losing the notion of time and space by connecting the ball in the throat of one of the chair judges and provoking his elimination of the tournament by “Ball abuse”according to article 3 of the official rule book of the Grand Slam.

After the bad drink in the Philippe Chatrier, Musetti extended his great streak over brick dust and will face the winner of the duel between the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (2nd) and to the North American Tommy Paul (12 °) in search of accessing your first definition in a Major.

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