Sinner's Semifinal Defeat to Tsitsipas at ATP Montecarlo Amid Controversy

Jannik Sinner's venture was unsuccessful in the semifinal, where he lost against Stefanos Tsitsipas in the ATP Montecarlo semifinal. The Italian, however, secured the same points as last year, which allowed him to return to the second spot in the rankings, surpassing Carlos Alcaraz. The outcome of the match could have been different without a glaring mistake by the umpire that penalized the Italian player. In the decisive third set, Jannik - who was already leading 3-1 - had the chance to secure the second tie break and virtually close the match. During the fifth game of the third set, Sinner had the opportunity to break serve for the second time and reach 4-1. On the outside advantage (and serving from the left), Tsitsipas clearly served out (the ball was out by about ten centimeters) but the line judge did not call the out, and Jannik did not stop to check the mark. The point then went to the Greek, but the South Tyrolean quietly complained to the match director because of the significant oversight. Technology later showed that Jannik was right, with the ball being well out. From that moment on, Sinner seemed to lose concentration, with Stefanos managing to come back and then win the match, also thanks to the opponent's injury towards the end.