ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Caroline Wozniacki was knocked out of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy by Dominika Cibulkova 6-4, 7-5 after a heated dispute with the umpire over a mistaken call.
Wozniacki was 5-3 down in the second set when a Cibulkova shot was wrongly called out.
Umpire Emmanuel Joseph overruled the call and awarded the point to Cibulkova instead of replaying the point even though Wozniacki had clearly returned the ball in court Thursday.
That prompted a lengthy dispute between the Danish player and the umpire. Despite not getting the point, the controversy seemed to fire up Wozniacki, who saved four match points and broke Cibulkova's serve before Cibulkova eventually closed out the match in straight sets.