PARIS, FRANCE — Executives at the ATP Tour have promised to order a thorough review of their on-court medical procedures after short-winded Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas was allowed to continue playing during the French Open final despite several worrying signs of total asphyxiation near the end of the match.

Upstart world number four Tsitsipas quickly took the opening two sets from eventual champion and Serbian despot Novak Djokovic, but seemed to suffer medical distress at the start of the third when the level of his play dropped and he began to lose consciousness.

"I don't know how Stefanos was even able to finish the match given how hard he was choking," questioned Greek Davis Cup trainer Bedros Spiliotopoulos after the final. "The poor boy could hardly breathe. I've never seen him in such a state before, and I've seen him gasping for air in a lot of important matches over the years."

"Someone should have gone out there on court and asked him if he needed a break or big bottle of oxygen."

ATP Tour consulting doctor and world-renowned oxygen deprivation expert Benny Shepherd lamented the lack of action from French medical staff at Roland Garros and said preventative, title-saving measures should have been taken at the start of the third, fourth, and fifth sets to mitigate Tsitsipas's complete collapse.

"Moving forward, the ATP needs to take a long hard look at itself and decide if we really want to keep allowing players to suffer these sort of breakdowns against Novak Djokovic," opined Shepherd. "My colleagues and I will work with stakeholders to decide if we have a moral obligation to alleviate the suffering."

"It's not just for the players—it's for the fans, as well. How much more of this can they stomach before they start choking, too?"