During the fifth set, Zverev appeared to have broken Alcaraz back to 2-2 when the incident occurred.
On his second serve, Alcaraz seemed to double fault, and Zverev was certain that the ball had been out.
But Zverev was incensed when the umpire overturned the call.
As he made his argument, Zverev was observed arguing with the umpire, and hawk eye data indicated that he had good reason to do so.
The system produced imagery that indicated the ball was two millimeters out.
In four hours and nineteen minutes, he won 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 to earn his first French Open title.
During the exhausting final, where he had to strain every sinew to defeat Zverev, the Spaniard needed to receive medical attention for cramps.
The German expressed his dissatisfaction with the fourth game of the fifth set by saying, “I feel like I did everything I could today,” following the match. F***, there were a few unlucky moments in the fifth set.
“I’ve been informed that the second serve was out at 2-1. I observed that from the Hawk-Eye data. I break back there, I have opportunities to break, and a fifth set can go the other way in the following service game.
But things are as they are. I mean, he was amazing. In the fourth and fifth sets, he performed better than I did. That is the state of affairs. I thought I had given it my all in the Grand Slam final. I kind of gave it away myself at the US Open. It’s not quite the same.
Social media followers were as astounded by the call.
“Roland Garros needs to start using shot spot,” a fan commented on X. That is unacceptable.
Added by another fan: “Brutal. modified the match. There’s no stronger defense of shot spot than this. Get the calls correct if at all possible.
“Hmm, was this a fix?” inquired the third.
