{"id":356216,"date":"2023-12-29T03:28:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T04:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=356216"},"modified":"2023-12-29T09:03:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T09:03:25","slug":"star-fumes-over-bizarre-first-point-system-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=356216","title":{"rendered":"Star fumes over 'bizarre' first-point system failure"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2024 United Cup<\/a> was \ufeffonly seconds old when it descended into chaos, with a failure of the electronic line calling system dudding Spain with the very first point.<\/p>\n

In the opening event of the Aussie Summer of Tennis<\/a>, Thiago Seyboth Wild for Brazil looked to have sent down an ace to start the tournament, but Alejandro Davidovich Fokina down the other end wasn't happy.<\/p>\n

He suggested it bounced well long of the service box and raised it with the chair umpire, who was then informed the electronic system that calls the lines had failed.<\/p>\n

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\"Alejandro<\/p>\n

Replays showed the Spaniard was right \u2013 the serve was some half a metre long.<\/p>\n

"That's not a good start for the technology," Todd Woodbridge quipped in commentary for Nine.<\/p>\n

Players were told the system was down and looked begrudgingly ready to continue before a replay flashed up on the screen.<\/p>\n

Davidovich Fokina pleaded with the chair umpire to change his decision, but it fell on deaf ears.<\/p>\n

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\"Alejandro<\/p>\n

"This is quite a bizarre start to a match," commentator John Fitzgerald said, before suggesting the Brazilian could have been more sporting about the issue, particularly after seeing the replay.<\/p>\n

"Thiago could have said 'let's play a let', or at least a second serve."<\/p>\n

After winning a point, players have the ability to forfeit the point or have it replayed.<\/p>\n

Seyboth Wild eventually held the first game to take a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n

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\"United<\/p>\n

"I know it's easy sitting up here, (but) I thought they could have moved on a bit quicker there. It was obviously out," fellow commentator David Culbert said.<\/p>\n

"We saw a replay on our monitors and it looked half a metre out \u2026 what can you do?\u00a0<\/p>\n

"If the central umpire doesn't overrule it initially, which he is unlikely to do because of the technology these days, you've got to move on."<\/p>\n

But from there, the Brazilian never looked in the contest, Davidovich Fokina running out a dominant 6-4, 6-0 winner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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