ATP Officiating Update: After recent technical issues with Live ELC in Montreal and Cincinnati, we have conducted a thorough review of our protocols. Going forward, if the Review Official determines during a rally that a ball was out earlier in the point (but was not called by…
'Thank god' - Fritz ironically responds to ATP rule change after tech fail
ATPFriday, 16 August 2024 at 01:15
Taylor
Fritz continued the controversy over the technological error at the Cincinnati
Open. The world No. 12 was disadvantaged due to a failure of the on-court call
technology, marking a moment of high tension in his defeat against Brandon
Nakashima (No. 49) by 4-6, 6-4, 6-7(4).
During the
first round, the match was in the second set when Nakashima hit a ball that
exceeded the court boundaries, but the electronic call did not catch it,
leading to an intense rally until the chair umpire called a let and decided to
replay the point.
World No. 5
Fritz approached the chair umpire, visibly upset: "Look how far the ball
was out," Fritz said.
“I
understand that, however, they didn’t stop in time," the umpire explained.
"We played 6 or 7 more shots. I mean if you would have stopped the point.”
The tense
moment reached the ATP, which announced that it would review the incident and
amend the rules, following another error in Montreal last week: "ATP
Officiating Update: After recent technical issues with Live ELC in Montreal and
Cincinnati, we have conducted a thorough review of our protocols."
"Going
forward, if the Review Official determines during a rally that a ball was out
earlier in the point (but was not called by the system), that decision will
stand."
The ATP's
announcement was met with ironic response from Fritz on social media:
"Thank god. If you hit a ball out then you lose the point…. Groundbreaking
stuff," he replied, adding a laughing emoji.
Thank god 🙏🏻 If you hit a ball out then you lose the point…. Ground breaking stuff 😂
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