In Rome on Wednesday, Karolina Pliskova lost her cool in a 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 loss to Maria Sakkari. The usually stoic Czech disagreed with chair umpire Marta Mrozinska over a call when she put away an easy overhead at 5-5, deuce, in the third set.

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Despite TV replays proving Pliskova's shot was in, HawkEye and the challenge system isn't used on clay so the chair and line umpires rely on ball marks to settle disputes.

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Instead of shaking hands with Mrozinska, Pliskova left a hole in the umpire chair—a move that will very likely result in a fine though none has been announced yet.

Pliskova's twin sister Kristyna had her back:

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Sakkari, who's ranked No. 47 and was the last direct acceptance into the main draw, advances to the round of 16 of the Premier 5 event.