Apart from high-octane performances on the clay courts, there were some controversial ‘calls’ from officials at the Monte-Carlo Masters that caught the attention of the tennis community. Top-seeded players like Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev became victims of oversight from the umpires during the ATP Masters 1000 event. Reacting to the recent clay court drama, the newly crowned Monte-Carlo Masters champion, Stefanos Tsitsipas, recently opened up about a potential solution.

In an interview with the Tennis Channel, the Greek tennis star was asked about his opinion on the electronic line system that will be coming in the next season at all of the ATP events. Tsitsipas answered by saying, “I think it’s fair; it’s about time this, uh, kind of, uh, starts becoming a thing on clay courts. I think it should be standardized, you know, on all surfaces. I think first of all we make our sport cleaner, uh, much more fair, less drama.

As he asserted that the electronic line system will make the racket sport ‘cleaner,’ the former number 3 player also shed light on the recent controversial calls made by umpires in Monte Carlo. He said, “We’ve seen some drama recently on the clay, like this thing shouldn’t be happening.” At the same time, Tsitsipas also had sympathies for the umipres, as he talked about how he himself sometimes takes ‘responsibility’ to make certain calls.

“It’s my responsibility to make certain”-Stefanos Tsitsipas on his ‘theory’ of making a call on the court himself

In the same interview, the Greek player opened up about how the umpires don’t deserve so much ‘hate’ that they get for making a wrong decision. He said, “You know, of course people might say it’s good show, it’s fun to see kind of reactions, and this staff occurring on court but I disagree, you know, referees they don’t deserve so much hate. Sometimes I understand, you know, move is like the ball is moving at really high speed, and it’s tough to precisely get everything right and everything on point.”

While asserting that it’s tough to make a precise call due to the conditions on the clay, Tsitsipas brought to light his theory of making some calls himself. He added, “My theory is that, you know, when I’m out there on the clay court, I try to make the calls myself because I know that uh errors might occur. So also, it’s my responsibility to make certain calls and, uh, to be in charge of, um, you know, avoiding any  mistakes because it’s difficult to see under the sun you know and sometimes it can get exhausting on clay with the heat and everything and uh it’s tough to get a precise call all the time.”

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