Tennis fans witnessed some intense scenes in the match between Thanasi Kokkinakis and Karen Khachanov in the ongoing French Open. The Australian star fought with his Russian counterpart. But he also had to deal with the ‘not so supportive crowd’.

Nevertheless, he took the battle to five sets and erupted from time to time on what he saw as unfair umpiring. He battled on the court with his opponent and dealt with the crowd. And of course, said words to the umpire that are catching headlines around the world.

Thanasi Kokkinakis: What triggered the eruptions

The Russian star lost to Karen Khachanov with 6-4 6-1 3-6 7-6 (7-5). The Polish umpire Katarzyna Radwan-Cho’s decision didn’t go quite well with the Australian.

Just after the second set, the Aussie was denied the chance to go to the toilet. He was furious. ‘I’m asking to go to the toilet. I like cramped in my last match cos I couldn’t .. so brutal.‘ The second trigger came when Kokkinakis stopped hitting the ball on the call of line judge. But the Pole had a different decision to make. She didn’t go for re-play. Again, Kokkinakis erupted in anger protesting about the line judge. “He calls at the same time as I make contact, that’s hindering. No? What’s the rule then if I’m making contact and he’s calling out? Is that not hindrance? You’re wrong,” he said.

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“For f***’s sake, this chick’s useless, mate,” he continued.

Despite the piling of mental frustration, the Australian star gave a fightback in the third set. As reported by the Wide World of Sports, raised the flag of hope for his fans. He clinched the third set with 3-6. He told the umpire about the “chattering crowds” in the stands and she not doing even a thing to stop them.

Kokkinakis and his final fightbacks, protests

After being mentally drained, the Australian couldn’t stop the Russian onslaught. He kept raising one issue after another. He protested about the slow playing conditions on what he called  ‘the dying court’, ‘no power on the serve’, and the decision to put water on it when it was not slippery.

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While some analysts, commentators, and pundits believed that his frustration had valid reasons. Nevertheless, he was unable to register a victory. He tried hard to battle his opponent on the court and verbally protested against the atmosphere that he felt was taking toll on his focus and performance but eventually, everything added up to his exit from Roland Garros.

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