Fans Demanding Ref In Casper Ruud Match Is Fired Tonight

Fans are pushing for the referee in the Casper Ruud match to be fired tonight, following outrage at the French Open.

Ruud, the No. 15 seed in the tournament at Roland Garros, is currently trailing his opponent, Joao Fonseca, 2-0, in the fourth round. Fonseca took the first set, 7-5, before winning the second set, 7-6, in a tiebreak controversy.

A controversial ruling on a shot that appeared to be out ended up "robbing" Ruud, according to fans. The electronic replay system showed that the ball was actually out, but the French Open doesn't use that system. So, they had to rely on the decision from the referee.

If the call was correct, Ruud would've won the set. Things would be tied up, 1-1, right now.

Fans are pushing for the referee in the Ruud match to be fired.

"Casper Ruud just got robbed. Wow. That line judge should be fired," one wrote.

"Line judge in Ruud vs Fonseca should be fired today, terrible terrible calls," one fan added.

"He should be fired immediately," one added.

"Fire them immediately," one added.

Tennis fans are demanding changes tonight

The Tennis Letter sounded off, too.

"Total mess of line calls during the João Fonseca and Casper Ruud match at Roland Garros João hit a forehand on Casper's set point that was not called out, but someone from the crowd yelled and it sounded like an out call. The call did not come from the umpire. She comes to check the mark and says it was in. But Hawkeye on TV shows the ball as out. At any other tournament, Casper would've won the set. A few moments later on João's set point, João hit a shot that was called out, but it was actually in. What is going on, guys," they wrote.

The French Open, meanwhile, is continuing on TNT.

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This story was originally published May 31, 2026 at 1:58 PM.