A lot happened this past morning in the world of tennis. Cincinnati saw possibly one of the most contested match points in sports history live. In the round of 16 of the ATP Masters 1000 in Cincinnati, Jack Draper and Félix Auger-Aliassime star in one of the most controversial acts of recent years.
Greg Allenswortha chair umpire who must have compromised the situation then after Shapovalov’s disqualification in the last tournament in Washington, gave the correct match point in favor of Draper. After Auger-Aliassime returned serve, Draper stepped up to the net and put a unique spin on the ball, reaching the ‘must’ point and, therefore, the victory.
However, Félix Auger-Aliassime understood that the ball bounced after Draper hit in your own fieldso this would be a point in favor of the Canadian. The chair umpire didn’t notice and gave the match point to the British tennis playerachieving victory with a controversial finish that leaves one of the most embarrassing images in tennis.
Subsequent iterations have shown that Draper’s shot bounced past his own field before landing in his rival’s. Allensworth did not analyze it in this way, accepting Auger-Aliassime’s protests, although in a moderate way. The Canadian seemed calm in front of the umpire’s chair beyond the obvious mistake.
“Seriously, this is ridiculous. Didn’t you see the ball bounce off his field?”commented the Canadian. Félix explained to Draper that if you know anything about tennis, you know that the ball is not going in that direction after the orthodox volley made by the Briton. Even though, Draper assumed the possibility of repeating the point if the action was indeed found to be illegal.although the regulations do not provide for it.
Greg Allensworth made a serious mistake that set the networks on fire this past morning. Although the decision fell against Auger-Aliassime, The Canadian proved to be an example of respect and attitude before the public of Cincinnati.
Images like this show that technology should be more present in tennis. A match point awarded that clearly appears illegal on replays Hurt Auger-Aliassime gets a bye in Cincinnati against Jack Draper, who will face off in the quarterfinals against Holger Rune.
Source: La Verdad
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