Reactions to Jack Draper’s controversial match point against Félix Auger-Aliassime awarded by chair umpire Greg Allensworth. If yesterday it was Stefanos Tsitsipas who spoke about decisive action, today he did it Novak Djokovic replying to hellene’s message.
The recent Olympic gold in Paris referred to it as “embarrassing” that there are still no replays to see the plays like what happened yesterday in Cincinnati. “It’s a shame we don’t have video replays of these types of situations on the field“, began the Serbian ‘message’.
Djokovic did not want to miss the opportunity to comment on the controversial action that injured Félix Auger-Aliassime and He asked for changes in the ATP. Jack Draper, in the round of 16 of the tournament and on a match point, hit the ball with his racket on his own court and the chair umpire, unnoticed, awarded the point and, therefore, victory to the British.
The Serbian tennis player showed his anger on social networks, making his position clear. “What’s even more ridiculous is that we don’t have a rule that allows chairpersons to change the initial decision. based on repeating the play outside the court,” he explained.
“Everyone saw on television what happened in the replay, but The players on the court were left in the ‘dark’ not knowing what had happened“, maintained Djokovic. The Serbian took the opportunity to request technological changes from the organization, regretting that it was time to look for solutions.
Novak Djokovic’s strong message demanded urgent changes to the regulations, pointing directly at the organization. “We have a hawk’s eye to check the bounces of the ball, We live in the technologically advanced 21st century! please, ATP tour leaders, make sure this nonsense doesn’t happen again!”Serbian ending.
Source: La Verdad
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