Olympics The controversial accusation that made Coco Gauff cry frustration in Paris

American tennis player Coco Gauff (2nd in the WTA rankings) was involved in a complex situation during the round of 16 of the individual tennis event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. . During the second set of the duel against Croatian Donna Vekic (21st), a charge from the linesman caused frustration in the North American.

The situation arose during the conflict of the sixth match, when the linesman called the Balkan ball too long. However, chair umpire Jaume Campistol corrected the warning and awarded the point directly to Vekic, making the score 4-2 in the second set. .

Given this decision, Gauff approached the center of the court to speak with the referee so that a supervisor could intervene to assess the case, even if there was no solution, which frustrated the American to the point of tears.

“It always happens to me on this field ” he said at the time.Call the supervisor. It always happens to me, every time. You understand that I always have to defend my rights, all the time. ” he added as part of his claim.

In the end, the Croatian, in her second experience at the Olympic Games, won 7-6(7) and 6-2 and will face the winner of the clash between the Greek Maria Sakkari and the Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk.

Coco Gauff was also the protagonist of the complaint by the American delegation regarding the problems encountered in the Olympic Village in Paris.

According to the prosecution, ten women shared only two bathrooms, an untenable situation for many of their companions, who decided to move into nearby hotels. .

“All the tennis players moved to a hotel except me. So now we are just five girls, two bathrooms,” the tennis player commented on the complaint filed on TikTok.

Of course, after part of the delegation left, the situation improved. “Well, there are only five of us girls now, so I have the room to myself. The colleagues are very quiet. I like it.”