Amelie Mauresmo supports human line calls after Ruud's controversial loss

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French Open director Amelie Mauresmo said on Monday that electronic line-calling is not 100% reliable on clay courts and has no immediate plans to introduce the technology at Roland Garros despite a controversial call during Casper Ruud's loss against Joao Fonseca. Ruud, a two-time runner-up in Paris, ultimately lost the fourth-round match 7-5, 7-6 (8), 5-7, 6-2 on Sunday evening. During the second-set tiebreaker, with Ruud up 8-7, a spectator in the crowd shouted that a forehand down the line hit by Fonseca had landed out.

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Follow The Athletic’s French Open coverage Welcome to the French Open briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories on each day of the tournament. On Day 8, electronic line calling overshadowed a stunning match, two compatriots set up an intriguing match and a favorite began to reckon with pressure. Was Casper Ruud robbed of the second set against João Fonseca? At a hinge moment during two-time French Open finalist Casper Ruud’s fourth-round match against João Fonseca,

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Casper Ruud and João Fonseca’s blockbuster fourth-round clash at the 2026 French Open has reignited the controversy over the Major’s decision to retain human line judges rather than adopt electronic line calling, which is now standard at tournaments around the world. Several members of the tennis community are up in arms over a contentious line call that hampered Ruud’s chances in the match.