Italian tennis star Lorenzo Musetti has drawn criticism after kicking a tennis ball at a line judge in his French Open quarter-final match against Frances Tiafoe.

Italian No 2 Lorenzo Musetti put himself at risk of disqualification when he kicked a loose ball into the body of a line judge.

Lorenzo Musetti escaped being disqualified from the French Open after accidentally kicking a ball at a line judge during this quarter-final win over Frances Tiafoe.

French Open recap: Lorenzo Musetti avoids default after kicking ball into linesperson By Charlie Eccleshare and Matthew Futterman 29 June 3, 2025Updated June 8, 2025 ...

Frances Tiafoe called it “comical” that the player who beat him received only a warning for kicking a ball that hit a linesperson.

Fans were asking the same question after Lorenzo Musetti’s incident with a line judge during the French Open on Tuesday. Musetti defeated Frances Tiafoe 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 in their quarterfinal ...

Lorenzo Musetti ousts Frances Tiafoe, gets warning after kicking tennis ball that inadvertently hit linesperson The Italian, back into the semifinals of a major, was given a warning for a code ...

Italian eighth seed Lorenzo Musetti was lucky not to be disqualified from the French Open after kicking a ball at a line judge. In the second set of his quarter-final against American Frances ...

Italian eighth seed Lorenzo Musetti was lucky not to be disqualified from the French Open after kicking a ball at a line judge. In the second set of his quarter-final against American Frances ...