Well, that's an interesting point from a person you respect, but yes, then, just replay the point. Why end on controversy? To me, it seems to ump and director inserting themselves, and not in a good way. Why have a replay system?
Exactly does the replay system have bloody cobwebs on it ? Use it especially in cases like this!
I don't think Shelton is a servebot. He's been mixing it up more in the past year. He's also been playing smart, when Sascha was looking shaky, but Zverev has brought up his first serve pct by a lot, and he's very sturdy, even if not playing well. I do find his metronomic tennis boring, however. But I don't think either is a "servebot" in the mold of an Isner or Karlovic or Opelka.
There are plenty of videos out there. Many on Twitter. But he wasn't looking at Felix. He was looking at the ball when he hit. That stuff doesn't even make any sense. I was watching FAA. If he was watching Felix, how could he know where the ball was? Anyhow, like I said earlier, Felix was the furthest away and he saw what happened. Why is the chair and Jack all of a sudden blind and they had a front row seat? Moreso, the chair. It's his job to watch the ball and it was right there in his face. I agree that it's not Jack's job to call it, but can you see any of the Big 3 doing that, Jannik or Charlie? Cmon. They would get lambasted in social media.
Really ? Ben needs a lot of work in his game, returning etc, I find both of them boring
All fair. I was dropping in late, and trying to give Jack a break, if it was possible. He DID ask for a replay, and offer to replay the point. But if he really knows what happened, and didn't call himself on it, it's definitely not in the spirit of tennis or sportsmanship. I think most of us remember that Raonic had a net touch against Del Potro years back, and didn't call it on himself. It stains you.
After the behavior of last night's umpire, the tour cannot afford for Carlos to retire unless he plans to open an umpire training academy.The Boring Pole vs Frances match will start shortly thank God for Frances he is an entertainer
I need to take a shower I am dripping wet and need to eat breakie
Wasnt Carlos Bernandes suppose to retire he is on this match, maybe they cant get enough top umpires at this tournament
I remember that Raonic match and it does stain you. He was rather young when he made that faux pas too.
It was in Canada, and may have been QF or something. Raonic said later that it was an important tournament, and who would have called that on themselves? (It wasn't a MP, but he did win the match.) He was skewered in the Canadian press for over the whole thing. There are players who show sportsmanship all the time. And, as you point out above, the big 3 or Jannick or Charly wouldn't do that, if for no other reason than they know that they'd be crucified. Also, because they'd trust themselves to win, anyway.
Yeah, me too. I had just been watching the scores during the delay. Probably wise, Hubie on his freshly repaired knee. Save it for the USO?
