“I mean, I honestly think there was a defect in the system,” Zverev told the media in Madrid. “I think there was a mistake in the system in that moment. I’m a fan of the electronic line calling, but the ball was, you know, it’s not like a little bit, with one millimeter in, one millimeter out, it was like four, five centimeters, it was like this.
“So I think, I honestly think that there was a malfunction in the system in that moment. That’s why I went to the umpire and I said, Please, come down to have a look at this, I’m not crazy (laughing), I can see what was happening.”
It’s the second time in the last two tournaments, a top seed has pulled out a phone to take a photo of a questionable call. World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka pulled the same photo finish move in Stuttgart last week.
Zverev said he believes normally, Hawk-Eye is “reliable”, but is convinced the system blew the call in this case.
“It’s going to be interesting to see what happens now, what kind of fine I will get, even though I’m right (laughing), you know,” Zverev told the media in Madrid. “I hope I don’t get a fine, because obviously, in my opinion, I’m completely in the right and I should not get fined for this.
“But, yeah, this was not normal. Normally the system is very reliable. Normally the system has been correct so far in my experience. But what happened today, I don’t know.”
