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Roland-Garros: Why Alcaraz lost a game on the green carpet at the time of his cramp

2023-06-09T17:33:08.057Z

Highlights: The referee applied the rules to the letter and Alcaraz paid dearly for his honesty, after a rare fact of play. While he had just lost the game the Spaniard indicated that he had a cramp and asked for a medical timeout. This is forbidden because the cramp is not considered an injury. As a result, he lost the next game, the third of the set, on the green carpet. He found himself leading 2-1, without a fight. And the public, unfamiliar with this complex regulation, scolded when the referee announced the score of 2- 1 in favor of the Serb.


The referee applied the rules to the letter and Alcaraz paid dearly for his honesty, after a rare fact of play. Explanation.


While the duel between Alcaraz and Djokovic was in full swing with a beautiful show, the match changed when the Spaniard injured his right calf at the beginning of the third set on a seemingly harmless movement at 1-1. His opponent immediately came to his side to take news. While he had just lost the game the Spaniard indicated that he had a cramp and asked for a medical timeout. This is forbidden because the cramp is not considered an injury. As a result, he lost the next game, the third of the set, on the green carpet. He found himself leading 2-1, without a fight.

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And the public, unfamiliar with this complex regulation, scolded when the referee announced the score of 2-1 in favor of the Serb. If Alcaraz had declared an injury at the time of his support, he would have been entitled to immediate medical timeout. Honesty doesn't always pay off.

Source: lefigaro

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