The Tennis Thread
Discussion
sinbaddio said:
Bonefish Blues said:
Too soon to suggest Father Time is finally catching up with Djokovic?
Just watching the replay now. He still has moments of brilliance, but very inconsistent. Maybe a blip, maybe a sign of things to come?I just watched Sinner lose against Tsitsipas.
However the match was stolen from Sinner.
He was leading 4-2 in the final set and had break point to make it 5-2. Tsitsipas served a double fault but it wasn’t called. It wasn’t even close. They showed the replay and it was long by several centimetres. Neither the linesman nor umpire called it out. Yes Sinner should have stopped the point but he was probably confused that it hadn’t been called out. A proper player (like Federer or Nadal) would have conceded the point as it was so clearly long. Tsitsipas is not that sort of person.
I don’t understand why some tournaments use the technology available, whilst others continue to use linesmen that make mistakes. In this case it almost certainly changed the outcome of the match and tournament (Tsitsipas will get beaten easily by Djokovic).
However the match was stolen from Sinner.
He was leading 4-2 in the final set and had break point to make it 5-2. Tsitsipas served a double fault but it wasn’t called. It wasn’t even close. They showed the replay and it was long by several centimetres. Neither the linesman nor umpire called it out. Yes Sinner should have stopped the point but he was probably confused that it hadn’t been called out. A proper player (like Federer or Nadal) would have conceded the point as it was so clearly long. Tsitsipas is not that sort of person.
I don’t understand why some tournaments use the technology available, whilst others continue to use linesmen that make mistakes. In this case it almost certainly changed the outcome of the match and tournament (Tsitsipas will get beaten easily by Djokovic).
Gassing Station | Sports | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff