Surreal Roland-Garros Match Ends in Controversy: Taylor Fritz vs. Arthur Rinderknech

2023-06-01 21:53:00

The second round of Roland-Garros between Taylor Fritz and Arthur Rinderknech ended in a surreal way on Thursday evening. The Frenchman’s too long lob allowed the American, seeded number 9, to get away with it (2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4). A victory he celebrated by putting his finger directly to his mouth, a gesture he maintained for long seconds, encouraging the public to continue making noise. The public at the Suzanne-Lenglen court booed him in return.

And after Arthur Rinderknech left the court, cheered as if he had won (he drew a heart with his fingers on the clay), the whistles continued when the microphone was put down for the traditional interview after -match by Marion Bartoli. But despite several requests from the announcer and Bartoli to ask the audience to stop booing, this interview was limited to a question from the 2013 Wimbledon winner, which Fritz tried to answer, long seconds later: “The crowd was so great pushing me, I wanted to make sure I won. » Then he asked to go and left the Suzanne-Lenglen court with lots of whistles and little applause.