- Novak Djokovic slammed the lack of video replay in tennis, calling it embarrassing after a controversial point in Jack Drapers match at the Cincinnati Masters.
- Djokovic urged tennis authorities to adopt video reviews, comparing it to the already-used Hawk-Eye system for line calls.
- Coco Gauff also criticised the absence of video replays, especially after disputes during matches at the Olympics and French Open.
- News24 Sports dedicated section .
Jack Draper defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime at the US Open warm-up event on Friday despite a suspicion the ball hit the Britons racquet and then the floor before it popped over the net to secure the match-winning point.
Despite the Canadians protests, the point was ruled legitimate by the chair umpire and Draper was declared the winner.
Its embarrassing that we dont have video replay of these kind of situations on the court, Djokovic, who is not playing at the tournament, wrote on social media.
Whats even more ridiculous is that we dont have the rule in place that would allow chair umpires to change the original call based on the video review that happens off the court!
Everyone who watches TV sees what happened on the replay, yet the players on the court are kept in the dark not knowing whats the outcome.
