How Coco Gauff’s Olympic tennis run ended with a line-call argument
New York TimesCoco Gauff of the United States lost 6-7, 2-6 to Croatia’s Donna Vekic in the Olympic women’s singles tournament, but the match was overshadowed by a controversial line call decision in the second set as Gauff was trying to stage a comeback. Regarding the overruling of line calls, Case 7 is as follows: “If a chair umpire or line umpire calls ‘Out’ and then corrects the call to good, what is the correct decision? It’s why umpires are constantly saying “quiet please.” Gauff discussed the decision with both the umpire and the tournament supervisor. The chair umpire overruled the call on the serve but also ruled that the call had not affected Gauff’s ability and opportunity to return the ball unhindered. A tearful Gauff approached chair umpire Aurelie Tourte, and during their exchange said that the crowd was “booing because they know is wrong.” After the match, Gauff advocated for the use of video replays: “I definitely think at this point it’s almost ridiculous that we don’t have it.
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