Coco Gauff Calls for Change of ‘Ridiculous’ Tennis Rules After Controversial Loss to Iga Swiatek

Coco Gauff is calling for change in the sport of tennis after a controversial umpire decision at the French Open led to her loss against Iga Świątek.Gauff, 20, got into a heated dispute with chair umpire Aurélie Tourte when she overruled a call and benefitted Świątek, 23, during their semifinal match on Thursday, June 6.

After leading 2-1 in the second set, Gauff broke down in tears when a line judge called Świątek’s serve “out” — but Tourte overruled the decision, reversing the call to “in.” Gauff was upset, claiming she didn’t return the serve because of the original “out” call.“Tennis is the only sport where not only we don’t have the VR system, but a lot of times the decisions are made by one person. In other sports there are usually multiple refs making a decision,” Gauff said after the match, per CNN. “I know the U.S. Open brought some of it last year, I believe, I know we used it in our doubles at one point. I definitely think at this point it’s almost ridiculous we don’t have it.