Novak Djokovic tears into ‘embarrassing’ situation and calls for ATP to take actio
Novak Djokovic is the latest star to speak out and demand immediate change in the world of tennis.
The Brit came from a set down to secure a 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, win over his Canadian opponent to book his spot in the quarter-finals of the competition. However, the win has been overshadowed by controversy.
In what has been dubbed the ‘most controversial match point ever’, Draper hit a low-angle drop shot to catch Auger-Aliassime out. The shot clipped the net before bouncing onto his opponent’s side of the court, but replays appeared to show that the ball had bounced prior to hitting the net.
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Auger-Aliassime was prepared to play the next point but umpire Greg Allensworth ruled that it was a fair point and he had therefore lost the match. Draper offered to replay the point if a replay had shown that he had shanked the shot, though his plea fell on deaf ears.
Novak Djokovic is the latest star to speak out on the controversial match point in Jack Draper’s victory over Felix Auger-Aliassime at the Cincinnati Open.
Tennis superstar Djokovic has now spoken out on the incident, calling for the sport to embrace the rise in technology to prevent ‘embarrassing’ mishaps from occurring.
Stefanos Tsitsipas initially tweeted about the incident, saying: “I don’t think I have ever seen a shot like this.” Djokovic then replied: “It’s embarrassing that we don’t have video replay of these kind of situations on the court.
