If Carlos Alcaraz doesn’t agree with a warning he’s given during a tennis match, he’ll let the chair umpire know.
During Thursday’s quarterfinal at the Qatar Open vs. Karen Khachanov, Alcaraz received a time violation warning following a long point. The chair umpire argued that she started the timeout, but then stopped it after 25 seconds while the Spaniard was celebrating. But, she had to start it again when Alcaraz decided to use his towel. Because of this additional time used, Alcaraz received a time violation warning before his next serve. Alcaraz claimed the time was stopped prematurely for him to use his towel after a long point vs. Khachanov—he didn’t think he got enough time.
