Sock blamed the Brazilian umpire, disputing her calls and questioning her competence.
Paris: Jack Sock, the No 14 seed, ranted and railed as he lost in the French Open first round for a second consecutive year. [caption id=“attachment_4488557” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]![Tennis - ATP 1000 - Madrid Open - Madrid, Spain - May 8, 2018 Jack Sock of the U.S. in action during his first round match against Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas REUTERS/Susana Vera - RC15F49F7E10]()
File image of Jack Sock. Reuters[/caption] His tormentor on Tuesday was 136th-ranked Jurgen Zopp of Estonia, who won 6-7(4), 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-3. Sock blamed the Brazilian umpire, disputing her calls and questioning her competence. “This is your job, right?” he said after serving a double fault to go 5-2 down in the second set. “Hard to believe.” On his way to losing the fourth set, he said to the umpire during a changeover: “You’re atrocious. If we could request a new one, I would. This is shocking stuff. Can I request a new ref?” Sock’s best showing at Roland Garros was in 2015 when he reached the fourth round.
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