Andy Murray’s Repetitive Agony Prompts American Pro to Make a Desperate Plea
Three challenges in the same game, and all three of them absolutely correct. Extraordinary scenes were witnessed at the Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Stadium on Monday when Andy Murray defeated Canada’s Denis Shapovalov in a hard-fought battle in the first round. This victory marked the 500th hard-court win for the Brit. But more than the victory, it was the repeated wrong calls from the chair-umpire that came into the limelight.
American tennis star Nicole Melichar-Martinez took to X(formerly Twitter) to highlight that incident and make a desperate plea to both the WTA and ATP. What did she say?
American tennis pro shares Andy Murray’s agonies on the court in Dubai
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Although Murray managed to defeat the Canadian by 4-6,7-6(5),6-3 in a 2-hour 32-minute encounter, he looked utterly irritated with the umpiring during the match. The controversial moment came in the opening game of the second set during Murray’s serve. First, his serve was called long and the chair umpire didn’t overrule the decision. Later on, Murray challenged it and the replay clearly showed it was in. Second was a similar incident. While, during the third, an out ball was called in by the officials.
The British tennis star looked in disbelief after his third challenge also turned out to be a correct one. No wonder Andy Murray was trying his luck while taking a ride in the umpire’s electronic chair in Shanghai last year. Sharing the clip of that incident in Dubai on her Twitter account, Nicole Melichar-Martinez wrote, “This is exactly why we need LIVE line calling…”
