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Lorenzo Musetti admitted that he was “scared” about potentially being defaulted after accidentally kicking a tennis ball at a line judge during his win over Frances Tiafoe in the quarter-finals of the French Open.
On Tuesday, the eighth seed Musetti held his nerve in treacherous windy conditions to close out a stellar 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 win over the 15th seed Tiafoe and reach the semi-finals in Paris for the first time. The match, however, included a moment of jeopardy after he kicked a ball towards the back fence. It rebounded against the shoulder of an unflinching line judge. Musetti received a code violation warning for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Written by Tumaini Carayol at Roland Garros
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jun/03/lorenzo-musetti-feared-being-defaulted-after-kicking-ball-at-lineswoman under the title “Tiafoe baffled after Musetti escapes punishment for kicking ball at line judge”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
