Watch: Jack Draper involved in ‘most controversial match point ever’
Jack Draper is thru to the Cincinnati Begin quarter-finals after worthwhile what has been described as “doubtlessly the most controversial match level ever”.
The British No 1 came from in the support of to beat Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 however the match ended with a protracted argument at the on-line over the legality of the decisive level.
Draper hit the ball at a low attitude and it perceived to then strike the court, which sent it bouncing high forward of it clipped the on-line and dropped over onto Auger-Aliassime’s aspect.
The umpire, Greg Allensworth, acknowledged he was as soon as “ruling that that was as soon as a just correct shot” after which awarded the match to Draper. But that is when a prolonged reduction-and-forth broke out at the on-line, with Auger-Aliassime describing the umpire’s decision as “horrendous” and pronouncing “did you now not stare the ball bounce on the flooring?”.
Allensworth acknowledged he “didn’t stare that” and the dearth of video review abilities in the match intended that Auger-Aliassime would possibly maybe presumably now not field the choice.
Tennis TV posted a video of your total incident on X and described it as “doubtlessly the most controversial match level ever. What factual came about?”
Draper, who regarded a minute of drastically shocked when the umpire known as the match in his favour, straight acknowledged: “I’d replay it. If there was as soon as a replay I’d replay however I don’t know.”
Auger-Aliassime addressed Draper, pronouncing he absolutely knew that the ball had illegally hit the court however the Briton insisted he was as soon as now not “100 per cent” certain.
The controversy lasted several minutes, with the officiating supervisor known as to the court, and the umpire caught with his decision that it had been a just correct shot. In the end, Auger-Aliassime authorized the choice and embraced Draper.
In his on-court interview, Draper acknowledged: “I was as soon as too busy having a concept at him [Auger-Aliassime]. I didn’t stare what came about. I checked out the umpire straight to stare if he known as a double bounce or now not.
“As a player, I’m searching to focal level on what I’m doing. I will’t create that name if I’m now not 100 per cent. I acknowledged, when the supervisor came on, that if it was as soon as a double bounce and that he seen it clearly then I’d possess 100 per cent replayed the level.”
Prick Kyrgios responded to Tennis TV’s put up on X by pronouncing: “Notorious name, however every player knows precisely where you hit it hahaha ridiculous stuff.”
Draper will meet Danish 15th seed Holger Rune in the quarter-finals on Saturday.
Meanwhile, British No 2 Cameron Norrie has withdrawn from the US Begin thanks to a forearm damage, which also dominated him out of the Olympics. This implies Draper and Dan Evans are doubtlessly the most productive British men guaranteed to play in the predominant at Flushing Meadows, which begins on Aug 26.
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