Usually, afterwards they apologize.
Another despicable display by the French.
For example, for this years Olympics, France decided to make their pool .75 meters shallower than normal.
And as we all know, American swimmers are famously great deep water swimmers.
I hope that’s ok with you).
Skip ahead to the 4:50 second mark of the video for the crying incident.
It took me a second to figure out what exactly happened here.
Vekic’s return was on the line.
at the top of their lungs as Coco Gauff is in the midst of her shot.
Gauff, distracted by the linesmen’s booming “OUT!”
call, returns the ball feebly into the net.
The linesman was wrong.
The ball was actually in.
Just as France has planned.
Ok sorry I’m done with the stupid France jokes.
I don’t even know if the linesman is French.
I just think that he/she is horrible at his/her job.
I also think the rules of Olympic tennis are stupid.
There is no video review in Olympic tennis.
So once an official screams “OUT!
“, the play should be called dead.
These tennis matches are played in complete silence.
When a ref screams out, it’s jarring.
The players are going to stop dead in their tracks.
It’s one thing to overturn a call along the line that had no chance of being returned.
then do a quick “NEVERMIND!”
all while a player is hitting the ball and expect play to go on as normal.
That being said, I’m not convinced at all that the linesman affected Coco Guaff’s shot whatsoever.
NO WAIT IT’S ACTUALLY IN!”
call as a scapegoat in a match where she was already frustrated and playing from behind.
Also, Coco Gauff…
I’m a fan of yours… but we can’t be crying on the court.
There’s no crying in tennis.
That’s how you behave on a tennis court.
But still… whether it affected Gauff’s shot or not, it’s a bullshit rule.
If the ref incorrectly calls the ball out, then tough shit.
They should have to wear that.
And if they must overturn the call, they at least should have to replay the point.
Fix your sport Olympic tennis.
Then the line judges can sit there with their mouths shut all match.
It’s not that hard Olympics.
