Hurkacz proposes mid-match removal of chair umpire

Hurkacz suggests removing chair umpire during match

Getty Images No matter how long you have been watching tennis, there is no way you have seen anything quite like what transpired in Sunday’s French Open fourth-round match between Hubert Hurkacz and Grigor Dimitrov. At the 6-5 changeover in the third set, Hurkacz–who had argued a call while Dimitrov was serving at 4-5–proposed removing…

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Chair Umpire Banned 10 Years for Corruption

Chair Umpire Banned 10 Years for Corruption

  By Tennis Now | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, November 23, 2023 Chair umpires are entrusted to keep score. Slovenian umpire Marko Ducman admitted manipulating scores and has been banned from tennis for 10 years and six months for his actions. More: Djokovic‘s Dream Ducman, an international-level official, admitted to four breaches of the Tennis Anti Corruption…

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