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Boston, apparently.

I agree that it would never work. I never said the idea would work. I said that's what I thought the thread would be about based on the title. The fact that Carlos is being kept away from Serena is only news because of the incident between them at the US Open. This stuff happens from time to...

If you can find financial statements from the Roger's Cup over the years that might provide a pretty good idea. I can tell you, having worked both WTA and ATP events in Toronto, the ATP event is busier and the stadium has additional seating installed that isn't there during the WTA event.

That's silly. 10 shots? You don't just keep rallying for fun after you make an out call. I've seen one shot back after an out call and that's only if the receiver made the out call and they're just trying to get the ball back to the server. The point should have been yours.

This isn't really that big of a deal and happens all the time. The difference is that this is a very publicized event. Players have, through no fault of the umpire, managed to attribute their loss to officiating and get into arguments and just not get along with certain umpires. By stubbornly...

Interesting. In the Tennis Canada rulebook and also Tennis Australia from what I can tell, if a player makes an "out" call and then immediately corrects themselves, it's treated as an involuntary hindrance unless it was a winner. We'd play a let the first time it happens in a match and then...

Oooh, they need replacement refs? I'm ready! I'd love to visit London!

Ooooh, I see. I guess I'm too old be to be keeping up with what the kids are saying these days. Groovy!

He handled it exactly as he should have. He allowed her to vent and show her emotions. She crossed a very clear line by calling his ethics into question. He had no choice. Anyone who thinks that the code violation was for anything but the word "thief" is wrong. That was it. She called him a...

It's hard for me to take her seriously when she fabricates evidence of being singled out. The ITF and USADA publish drug-testing information publicly. She's repeatedly made claims about her being singled out for drug testing which are demonstrably false. This year, she's been tested 5 times by...

That figure comes from a 2011 NY Times article. Do you have anything more recent?

She wasn't penalized for venting. She's allowed to vent. She was penalized for calling him a thief at the end of all the venting.

Yes, they do. If it's like that in the middle of the court with force they get called all the time.

You cross a very clear line when you question an official's ethics - in any sport. Try this in a rugby match and you're sent off. It's a sure yellow in a soccer game. Baseball ump will eject you. He took a lot from her. He took some after the point penalty itself and then during the changeover...

No. She received a warning for the coaching. Then she received a point penalty for smashing her racket. Then she received a game penalty at the end of a lengthy two-part tirade that resulted in her questioning the umpire's ethics. The fact that she kept thinking it's an attack on her character...

For whoever is interested, the blonde lady is WTA Supervisor Donna Kelso. Tour events all have a referee in charge of the tournament but they also have ATP and/or WTA supervisors that fill various roles. Brian Earley is the referee. I believe I read that this will be his last year as referee of...

The thief comment was the issue.

My take on things - coaching happens all the time. Umpires are well aware of where the player boxes are and you'll notice them looking between points and on changeovers, especially when the player is on the side near their coach. Unless there is something blatant, like a coach standing up and...

And usually, in that case, the chair will tell the player on a changeover and he sees some ambiguous gestures from the player's box and if he suspects that it's coaching he'll have to call it. Serena's coach is right in that coaching on some level happens pretty much in every match. For it to be...

The discretion could have been for the coaching. The racket is clearly visible and the comments to him were clearly picked up by mics. He had no choice in either of those two matters. Bottom line, she reacted to a warning the same way juniors react to getting hooked - she let it get in her head...

I've roved thousands of matches at various levels and the only time anybody has had a problem with me there has low-level ITF open senior events with brand new players who have never played with an official before. I usually do my best to not force myself on a court and become a distraction and...

I routinely stand at the net between the singles stick and the net post. This is considered the correct position for a roving umpire directly observing a court.

Of course. My feet didn't move.

Only when in his/her correct position :) Funny story - I was officiating an event and I was at the net as a roving umpire in my proper spot. A ball went out wide and the player tracked it down and hit it right at my head. I moved my head out of the way so it wouldn't hit me and the ball ended...

Thanks for the info. I'll assume it came to the announcer from a tournament official. Once again, I never claimed to know what the rule was - I only stated how the rule is applied in other contexts and the fact that, until now, nobody has been able to give me anything definitive.

Kevin Anderson.

Sort of how soccer players shake hands before the match and boxers touch gloves before the fight and football captains shake hands after the coin flip. I'm sure there are other examples in other sports. This is common in wheelchair tennis as well. It's about camaraderie and mutual respect.

I'm sorry, but you're wrong. Coaching is allowed when play is suspended. Both the ATP and ITF rulebooks include this: Case 2: Is a player allowed to receive coaching when play is suspended? Decision: Yes. So your claim that coaching is not allowed in the middle of a match is wrong. Coaching is...

No, we're not; however, it's reasonable to assume that they would model a rule based on existing rules. Given the size of these rulebooks, the actual differences between them are small. Without anything in writing from the USTA regarding the US Open it's not logical to assume that the rule is...

Respectfully, how long the rule has existed doesn't matter. None of those articles specifically talk about meeting with coaches or your team during the stoppage in play. A 10-minute break rule has existed in the WTA and ITF rulebooks for some time. In my experience as an official I've worked at...