Kalinskaya lost in two sets – 3:6, 1:6. In the first game, the Russian led 2:0 and had the opportunity to strengthen her advantage with a score of 40:40 on her opponent’s serve. However, there was a controversial moment when the referee counted a point in favor of Haddad-Maia, although the ball hit the court twice after Kalinskaya’s shot. The Russian tennis player asked for a video replay, but the judge, despite the intervention of the VAR, still gave the point to the Brazilian.
The video replay specialists did not provide the judge with all available angles, which is why she was unable to make the right decision.
“Upon review, the broadcast showed a replay from an additional angle that the chair umpire did not see when he made the decision,” USTA spokesman Brandon McIntyre said.
The USTA noted that in the future, communication between the chair umpire and video replay officials will need to be improved to avoid similar errors.
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Source: Sport
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