Coco Gauff was involved in an over four-minute-long dispute mid-match with chair umpire Pierre Bacchi on Wednesday during her third-round match at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
The American tennis star disagreed with Bacchi’s late “out” call on her first serve in the second set against Karolina Pliskova. However, Gauff’s challenge on the call proved the serve to be in. But, because Pliskova’s return hit the net, Bacchi argued that Gauff should restart the point since her opponent thought the serve was out. Gauff thought Pliskova’s return happened before Bacchi called the ball out, though.
This disagreement on what occurred frustrated Gauff, and she began asking to speak with the tour supervisor. Bacchi repeatedly denied her access, leading to the extended back-and-forth.
