Novak Djokovic in motion through the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games
CARL DE SOUZA
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Novak Djokovic blasted the absence of video expertise as “embarrassing” on Sunday because the Olympic champion and 24-time Grand Slam title winner weighed in on an umpiring row on the Cincinnati Masters.
Jack Draper defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime on the US Open warm-up occasion on Friday regardless of a suspicion the ball hit the Briton’s racquet after which the ground earlier than it popped over the online to safe the match-winning level.
Regardless of the Canadian’s protests, the purpose was dominated legit by the chair umpire and Draper was declared the winner.
“It is embarrassing that we do not have video replay of those type of conditions on the court docket,” Djokovic, who just isn’t enjoying on the event, wrote on social media.
“What’s much more ridiculous is that we do not have the rule in place that may enable chair umpires to alter the unique name primarily based on the video evaluate that occurs off the court docket!
“Everybody who watches TV sees what occurred on the replay, but the gamers on the court docket are saved within the ‘darkish’ not understanding what is the final result.”
The Serb star added: “We’ve Hawkeye for line calls, we reside within the technologically superior twenty first century! Please respective Excursions, ensure this nonsense by no means occurs once more!”
The US Open, the final Grand Slam occasion of the season, makes use of video replay however it’s extensively absent from tour occasions.
American star Coco Gauff additionally demanded the introduction of video replays after being dumped out of the Olympic Video games at Roland Garros in Paris final month
US Open champion and world quantity two Gauff grew to become embroiled in a tearful, bitter dispute with the chair umpire over a line name throughout her loss to Donna Vekic.
She had additionally argued with the umpire throughout her semi-final defeat to Iga Swiatek on the French Open on the identical courts in June.
Once more, the dispute centred on a line name.
“I am getting cheated on this recreation. You guys aren’t truthful to me,” Gauff instructed the chair umpire on the Olympics.
“I really feel like in tennis, we should always have a VR (video evaluate) system as a result of these factors are large offers. And, yeah, normally afterwards, they apologise, so it is type of irritating when the sorry does not assist you as soon as the match is over,” she mentioned.
