Novak Djokovic Sparks Controversy at French Open After Heated Argument with Chair Umpire over Rain Affecting Play

Novak Djokovic sparks controversy at French Open after heated argument with chair umpire over rain affecting play

Novak Djokovic's tennis greatness is undeniable, but he has also been a part of numerous on-court controversies, and the Serb was embroiled in one again during his first-round match against Mackenzie

Novak Djokovic (38 years old), who fights his first round in Roland-Garros against the American McDonald on Tuesday 27 May, said he was in favour of installing electronic arbitration instead of the judges of...

French Open is picking humans over technology — and Novak Djokovic thinks that’s a bad call

PARIS — For Novak Djokovic, this is a relatively easy call: He, like many players, thinks the French Open is making a mistake by eschewing the electronic line-calling used at most big tennis tournaments and instead remaining old school by letting line judges decide whether serves or other shots land in or out. Plenty of sports, from soccer and baseball to the NFL, are replacing, or at least helping, officials with some form of high-tech replays …

If line judges are still present in Paris this year, their presence is bound to disappear. As is already the case in the other Grand Slam tournaments.

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The French Open is picking humans over technology. Novak Djokovic thinks that’s a bad call

PARIS (AP) — For Novak Djokovic, this is a relatively easy call: He, like many players, thinks the French Open is making a mistake by eschewing the electronic line-calling used at most big tennis tournaments and instead remaining old school…