SCENARIO
In a Division I singles match a player makes an outcall on the near sideline. The chair official immediately makes an overrule--without being asked by the opposing player.
What would you do if you were the referee and called to the court?
1. Let the overrule stand since the ball was clearly in.
2. Call "Official Interference" and replay the point.
3. Declare that the outcall stands since the opposing player did not request an overrule.
7 comments:
#2, the opponent did not receive the opportunity to challenge the call.
Option 3. Declare that the outcall stands.
The rule is the rule.
We've all done this. Along with calling a service let in a men's D1 match.
Official interference - replay the point.
If the ball was clearly good then the first error was on the player who called it out. The other player hit a good, possibly winning shot. Go back to the facts. Ball was good. Call stands and give the chair umpire the stink eye while you loudly instruct him to wait for the appeal next time.
That would be "A".
This is one-instance where the referee can actually get the right call made. And admonish his official to not do that again.
In this case, the ball was clearly out.
The official can always state the player made a sublimital verbal request before he overruled and the lesser player didn't recognize the cognitive abilities of her opponent.
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