Iga Swiatek provided a politically correct answer when asked about the Coco Gauff and Aurelie Tourte incident, saying she wasn’t sure whose opinion was right and highlighting that it “made no sense” for her to join the discussion.
In the fourth game of the second set of the French Open semifinal versus Swiatek, Gauff was left in tears after an argument with chair umpire Tourte. After one of Swiatek’s serves was called out late, Gauff returned the ball and it went wide. But after Tourte overturned Swiatek’s serve as in – to Gauff’s shock – she awarded the point to the Pole.
Gauff wasn’t happy at all, arguing that hearing Swiatek’s serve being called out impacted her return and that the point should absolutely be replayed. But Tourte was adamant that she made the return before a late call on Swiatek’s serve.
All of that led to Gauff telling Tourte that she should be feeling “ashamed.”
“You should be ashamed and know the rules of the game. This is the second time this has happened. It’s a Grand Slam semifinal,” Gauff said.
Then, Gauff wanted Tourte to ask the line umpire if she returned the ball after their call.
“No he did not. He called it and then I hit it. I’m 1,000 percent sure. If he called it before I hit it, I stop my reaction. I didn’t…
