The Chair Umpire Can Challenge???

[uni]

In the womens final, the Chair Umpire challenged the call?!?!?

wat is going on, she can do that?

 

[SempreSami]

Serena threw a hissy fit though the line judge was blinded by her arse.

 

[NamRanger]

It's a first. I don't think I've ever seen this happen before. Obviously this is going to set a precedent among Umpires, or that Umpire is going to get fired.

 

[WBF]

That's ****ed up. Serena gets a free challenge. She would have lost, and was clearly trying to challenge. What the **** don't the umps just review it on EVERY close call for, in private? It's absolutely ludicrous.

 

[Conquistador]

LISTEN UP--in the 1st set the CHAIR UMPIRE was asked by Jelena Jankovic for a challenge--The chair umpire then said "it was clearly out" and the ball looked like it definately hit the line---did anyone else see this--What is going on here???

 

[avmoghe]

I had no clue what happened -

If Serena was throwing a fit... why did she not use one of her challenges? Why did the umpire "donate" her a challenge?

And, after all that BS, the ball was IN...when Serena was trying to say it was out (unless I'm mistaken).

 

[stormholloway]

Women seem to poorly represent themselves in the umpire's chair. This isn't going to help.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am challenging the call on the left, far sideline."

 

[uni]

i was like wtf is going on

y does she donate her challenge to serena??

 

[Conquistador]

i was like wtf is going on

y does she donate her challenge to serena??

Is a little American "favoritism" happening?

 

[idj49]

They read the rule on the air and yes the chair umpire can challenge.

 

[uni]

ok, but y can she challenge

 

[idj49]

She can challenge if the line judge's view was obstructed and the umpire didn't see the point.

 

[SempreSami]

What a useless umpire, throw the book at her.

 

[djokster]

What was the point of challenging herself????