In a dramatic turn of events at the Rolex Shanghai Masters, Stan Wawrinka’s second-round match against Flavio Cobolli was marred by a crucial scoring error. The incident occurred in the third set, with Wawrinka serving at 0-1. The Swiss veteran began the game with a service winner, but chair umpire Carlos Bernardes, distracted by Cobolli’s request for electrolytes, failed to update the score correctly. Instead of marking the score as 15-15, Bernardes mistakenly recorded it as 0-30 after the next point, which Cobolli won.
This error went unnoticed by everyone on the court, including the players, coaches, and even the match supervisor. As a result, Cobolli was incorrectly given the advantage, and he went on to break Wawrinka’s serve at what should have been 40-30, not 30-40. This break turned out to be the only one in the entire match, ultimately proving decisive in Cobolli’s 6-7 (6), 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory.
The mistake has sparked significant controversy, with many arguing that such errors should not occur at this level of professional tennis. Wawrinka, known for his resilience and sportsmanship, handled the situation with grace, but the error undeniably impacted the outcome of the match. This incident highlights the importance of accuracy and attentiveness in officiating, especially in high-stakes matches where every point counts.
Quite a bizarre situation earlier in the Wawrinka-Cobolli 3rd set.
Bernardes (probably distracted asking for something) called the score wrong in the 2nd game (0-30 instead of 15-15). Nobody noticed the error. Not even the players.
Ended up being the only break of the match. pic.twitter.com/Hjg2l6mLnM
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) October 7, 2024
Cobolli in Shanghai, ranking, and results in 2024
LWLWLWWWLL Currently ranked no.30 (career-high), the Italian has an overall 42-27 record in 2024. Flavio is participating in Shanghai where he ousted Unknown Player bye and the world no.236 Stan Wawrinka 6-7(6) 7-6(4) 6-3.
Flavio Cobolli will take on the world no.4 Novak Djokovic in the 3rd round. In the past, they have never competed against each other until now in top tournaments.
Flavio got to the final in Washington (Citi Open).
Stan Wawrinka in 2024
LLWLWLWWWL Now the world no.236, Stan played his last match on the 7th of October when he was defeated by world no.30 Flavio Cobolli 6-7(6) 7-6(4) 6-3 in the 2nd round in Shanghai (draw).
Currently, during this year Stan achieved a compiled 7-16 match record.
He is also scheduled to play in Stockholm (BNP Paribas Nordic Open) on the 14th of October and Basel (Swiss Indoors Basel) on the 21st of October.
Flavio Cobolli and Stan Wawrinka squared off only on 1 occasion. The head to head is 1-0 for Cobolli. When they played, Flavio Cobolli won 6-7(6) 7-6(4) 6-3 in the 2nd round in Shanghai (Shanghai Rolex Masters) on the 7th of October 2024.
