Coco Gauff was left in tears during her third-round singles loss to Croatia’s Donna Vekic in the Paris Olympics on Tuesday due to a brutal call from the umpire.
During a break point in the second set, Vekic returned Gauff’s serve, and the Croatian’s shot landed near the baseline. A line judge initially called the shot out of bounds, but it was actually in. However, because of the “out” call, Gauff did not keep the ball in play and hit it into the net afterward. The chair umpire, Jaume Campistol, awarded Vekic the point because he believed the “out” call shouldn’t have affected Gauff’s swing.
