First Football, Now Tennis?
The United States Tennis Association, in conjunction with the ATP and the WTA tennis tours, has announced that, beginning with the Nasdaq-100 Open, tennis will have instant replay.
Officials believe that by instituting instant replay many missed calls will be caught and will work to the players’ advantage.
Each player will receive two instant replays a set, with a third being given if the set goes into a tiebreaker. A play will lose one of their instant relay challenges if they dispute a call and the instant replay shows that the umpire’s call was correct.
The first Grand Slam event of 2006 that will use instant replay will be the U.S. Open.
There are some drawbacks to the plan. First, not all courts used at an event will have the capability for instant replay. Citing costs for the technology needed for instant replays, the Nasdaq-100 will only have instant replay at their stadium court. At the U.S. Open it will only be on the two show courts.
In addition, not all events will have instant replay. At this time any event that is played on clay, such as the French Open Grand Slam event, will not because it is believed that the mark the ball leaves on the court will be sufficient for the umpire to make their calls.
I’m not exactly sure that this is the best route for tennis to go in. I agree that it may help the players and the game, but why institute it now if it’s not going to be available to all players at all events? I hate to have an all or nothing attitude about it, but it will definitely benefit the top players who typically play on the featured courts at an event, and will definitely not help any player at an event played on a clay court.
I definitely think that it may be a bit premature to be instituting instant replay in professional tennis.
Officials believe that by instituting instant replay many missed calls will be caught and will work to the players’ advantage.
Each player will receive two instant replays a set, with a third being given if the set goes into a tiebreaker. A play will lose one of their instant relay challenges if they dispute a call and the instant replay shows that the umpire’s call was correct.
The first Grand Slam event of 2006 that will use instant replay will be the U.S. Open.
There are some drawbacks to the plan. First, not all courts used at an event will have the capability for instant replay. Citing costs for the technology needed for instant replays, the Nasdaq-100 will only have instant replay at their stadium court. At the U.S. Open it will only be on the two show courts.
In addition, not all events will have instant replay. At this time any event that is played on clay, such as the French Open Grand Slam event, will not because it is believed that the mark the ball leaves on the court will be sufficient for the umpire to make their calls.
I’m not exactly sure that this is the best route for tennis to go in. I agree that it may help the players and the game, but why institute it now if it’s not going to be available to all players at all events? I hate to have an all or nothing attitude about it, but it will definitely benefit the top players who typically play on the featured courts at an event, and will definitely not help any player at an event played on a clay court.
I definitely think that it may be a bit premature to be instituting instant replay in professional tennis.
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