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[Shell]

This is gonna be over quickly and we'll have a wait for Demon.

 

[Shell]

Pls don't bagel

 

[Voula]

Do they call the FFs old school still? Or does technology do that for them too

I wondered the same thing because there's no linesmen anymore. The commentator said that someone is watching on a screen and then presses a button.

 

[Voula]

Haha someone forgot to set the electronic ball-calling system on Kia Arena correctly.

The automated line umpire was set to singles mode, but doubles were playing ! The first point had to be overruled by the chair umpire.

"The American duo of Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram hit a clear winner down the doubles line against Aussie pair Tristan Schoolkate and Adam Walton, but the machine called it out.

The umpire stepped in and said it was a technical error because the “ball was clearly in”.

He paused the game while he rang tournament officials to have the problem rectified."

 

[Shell]

Someone asleep at the wheel there..

 

[Shell]

Bagel time

 

[Shell]

How disappointing for Radu

 

[Shell]

Too good. Got an hour now to wait..

 

[Shell]

I wondered the same thing because there's no linesmen anymore. The commentator said that someone is watching on a screen and then presses a button.

I love all the rules of tennis, it's definitely not just a case if the ball is in or out.

Alcaraz dived and threw his racquet, and the ball made it back over the net in play. The commentators were unsure if he would have won the point or not, esp because it wasn't really obvious to the naked eye.

 

[Shell]

Half an hour to go..

 

[Shell]

Navarro match point

 

[Shell]

Got it

 

[Shell]

Is that Chanda Rubin?

 

[Shell]

It is. She played an absolute classic at the AO. One of the all time greatest women's matches, period

 

[Shell]

The 10 longest matches in Australian Open history

We revisit the five longest men’s singles matches, and five longest women’s, contests that continue to live on in Australian Open lore.

ausopen.com

 

[Shell]

Ah the old days when the deciding set could go forever and ever and ever .. and ever.

 

[Shell]

Am shocked Roddick v El Aynaoui doesn't make the cut for the men's top five. But yep.. 4 hours and 59 minutes, didn't break the 5 hours.

And the final set was 21-19

 

[Shell]

^^ that would be my all time fave men's match, that one

 

[Shell]

Jim!

 

[Shell]

He's back

 

[Shell]

Let's go

 

[Shell]

Breaks him!

 

[Shell]

Very good opening game

 

[Shell]

Ah ****

 

[Shell]

2 double faults. Is difficult serving due to the sun atm