During his third-round match at the French Open, Australian tennis player Thanasi Kokkinakis was left dumbfounded after seemingly being refused a toilet break by the umpire.
After losing the second set, Kokkinakis – who had taken a toilet break after the first set – approached chair umpire Katarzyna Radwan-Cho.
“F**king sh*t, we get two for a match,” he added, referencing the number of toilet breaks permitted in five setters.
“You have to sprint, but the problem is on [court] Simonne-Mathieu the bathrooms just aren’t quite as close as they are on Chatrier and Lenglen.
“You can see his frustration because he’s trying to get there as fast as possible, but it’s just physically not going to happen … but at least it didn’t happen on court.”
Persons:
Thanasi Kokkinakis, Kokkinakis –, –, Katarzyna Radwan, Cho, ”, I’ve, ” Kokkinakis, Karen Khachanov, Laura Robson, Mathieu
Organizations:
CNN, Eurosport
Locations:
Australian, British