Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime suffered a controversial loss at the hands of Great Britain’s Jack Draper in the Round of 16 at the Cincinnati Open on Friday.
Controversy in Cincinnati on match point
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) August 17, 2024
Ball hits 🇬🇧Draper's racquet frame before bouncing on his side of the court & over
Should be 🇨🇦Auger-Aliassime's point
Umpire somehow misses it & awards point to the Brit
No instant replay allowed
Match over
Playing in his second match of the day, Auger-Aliassime was facing match point when Draper’s shot appeared to come off his racquet and hit the court on his side of the net before bouncing over for the game-winning shot.
Auger-Aliassime argued with both his opponent and the chair umpire that the point should be not be given, however the 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 score stood, eliminating the 24-year-old from the tournament.
Video challenge system please. We have it. Use it. Nice to see the US Open implementing the VR system on 8 of its match courts.
— Darren Cahill (@darren_cahill) August 17, 2024
Video replay is not in use at the Cincinnati Open.
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— Denis Shapovalov (@denis_shapo) August 17, 2024
Earlier on Friday, Auger-Aliassime defeated Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-1 in a match that was delayed due to rain on Thursday.
