Tennis officiating is a wonderful profession--and it even has its humorous moments...
Here are some things we have heard (and have been sent to us) over the years:
* "Most of the ball missed the line."
* "Coach, the more you yell at me, the worse my eyesight gets." Probably not how I would phrase it but got the point across.
* After hearing a coach yell across the court at the chair official, I heard the chair official yell this back at him, "You yell at me and I'm going to yell at you."
* One coach said, "Don't be offended if I scream at you. Its not personal." I replied, "Then don't be offended if I code you. Its not personal."
* One chair official succinctly said, "40 apiece" when calling out the score.
* A player said, "You shouldn't call footfaults on me because I'm not going to net behind my serve."
* One self-centered official once sat in the corner and pouted. When asked what was wrong, she replied, "I'm mad because I didn't get to chair the #1 singles match."
Just goes to show you--if you keep your eyes and ears open you can hear and see most anything at a tennis tournament.
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