French Open 2023: 'Do you want me to p*** on the floor?' - Thanasi Kokkinakis argues with umpire over toilet break

Thanasi Kokkinakis was not happy when he got into a dispute with the umpire over going for a second toilet break during his tough four-set defeat to Karen Khachanov at the 2023 French Open. The unseeded Australian lost out to the 11th seed in a hard-fought match, 6-4 6-1 3-6 7-6(5), on Court Simonne-Mathieu in the third round of Roland-Garros on Friday afternoon in more glorious weather in Paris.

Ad Kokkinakis, who overcame former champion Stanislas Wawrinka in a very challenging encounter in the previous round, could not find enough inspiration against the hard-hitting Khachanov, who is a serious threat for the other contenders in the tournament. Roland-GarrosEvans knocked out of French Open in straight sets by Kokkinakis28/05/2023 AT 12:46 There was real drama when Kokkinakis, who had already taken a bathroom visit after the opening set, expressed his frustrations to the umpire about the toilet break rules with Court Simonne-Mathieu not having a bathroom particularly nearby.

Players are permitted two toilet breaks in a five-set match, which this encounter did not quite reach, although the fourth-set tie-break certainly made it fairly long at three hours and 42 minutes. «You’re telling me I’ve got 50 seconds,» Kokkinakis said to the umpire.

«Can you just be realistic and [give me] something decent for once? F***ing s***. We get two for a match.

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