Jannik Sinner said a poor third-set line call on Saturday caused him to cramp up and lose focus as he fell 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to Stefanos Tsitsipas in their Monte Carlo semifinal.
Instead of a double-fault being called, which would have given the Italian a double break, the point played on, with Tsitsipas holding serve for 2-3.
After two more games, Australian Open champion Sinner called for the trainer.
Jannik Sinner on the bad line call that went against him in Tsitsipas match, ‘Everyone can make mistakes, I also can make mistakes’
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“No, it happened. You know, you cannot do nothing anymore. It's already the past.
I mean, it's tough to accept this, yes. It's tough, a tough one… pic.twitter.com/rty1fnVDgX
"It's hard to accept it," the Italian second seed said of the call. "I was playing really well at that time."
"Everyone can make a mistake. Afterwards, I had cramps, most likely because of what happened, because it also affects your nerves.
"Your head is spinning, and it's difficult to play. I still tried to do the best I could."