Indian Wells controversy: arbitration victory or unsportsmanlike conduct?

the contest of Indian Wells He lived through his most controversial move yet on Tuesday. The heroes have been Karolina Pliskova and Maria Sakkariin a tight end to a game that ended up taking the Greek for 6-4, 5-7 and 6-3 in the round of 16 of the tournament.

There was a great moment of tension in the crash. The eighth game of the third set was played, with 5-2 for Sakkari and 15-30 on his serve, with Pliskova with her last option to hook the match. Then, a ball in the half court Pliskova countered with a passing ball to get past her rival at the net. however, Sakkari made a feint of holding the ball that passed within millimeters of his racket.

Or not? That’s where the controversy arose: Pliskova’s ball came out and a heated discussion began between the players and the chair umpire for an obvious reason: see if Sakkari caught the ball or not. The chair umpire gave the point to the Greek for understanding that he did not do it, so the score was 30-30. The controversy lasted a few seconds as Pliskova then managed to break serve moments later.

Of course, he did so after it was clear that he did not share the opinion of the chair umpire in a move that leaves many in doubt. Was it a refereeing hit and Sakkari didn’t touch the ball or an unsporting gesture by the Greek for not recognizing that he grazed the ball? The controversy still rages.

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