'That could have been nasty!' - Umpire Aurelie Tourte reacts quickly to avoid mishit return from Lorenzo Musetti

Umpire Aurelie Tourte showed quick reactions to avoid a potentially “nasty” incident after Lorenzo Musetti mishit a ball towards her at the French Open. With Stefanos Tsitsipas serving in the first set on Court Philippe Chatrier, Musetti fired a forehand return towards the umpire’s chair. Ad/> Tourte managed to stick her hand up to block the ball as it travelled towards her position.

Roland-Garros'Dominating all the players' — Wilander says Swiatek has 'no weaknesses'AN HOUR AGO “Could have been nasty,” said Chris Bradman on Eurosport commentary. Umpire Arnaud Gabas suffered a fractured eye socket when he was struck by a ball that Denis Shapovalov smashed in anger during a Davis Cup match against Great Britain in 2017. Musetti received from 4-1 down in the first set to move two sets up against fourth seed Tsitsipas.

Swiatek overcomes wobble to reach second round McEnroe on why Tsonga didn't win a Grand Slam Musetti was in a similar position against Novak Djokovic last year at the French Open but couldn’t close out the win and retired in the fifth set as he couldn’t “win a point”. “It’s not an injury,” he said afterwards. “It’s, well, just a little bit of cramps and a little bit of low back pain.