The ball misses a line and a voice out of the sky somewhere - we will call her the Tennis Wizard of Odd - barks that the ball is OUT.
It not only calls all the lines, but has a loud female voice confirming what the camera has seen, and ruled. The electronic line calling system called Hawk-Eye is now Hawk-Eye Live. There will be no controversy, tennis has decreed. Now, they have to take on machines, which means there is now no element for controversy.
The chance for tennis players to argue calls is over. “You cannot be serious,” McEnroe whines, repeating an act that once got him in hot water with a tennis chair umpire and that he has parlayed into a zillion-dollar brand. (AP file photo)Īn elderly looking John McEnroe spills red sauce from his cafeteria tray onto his white tennis shorts, as Serena Williams destroys attacking ball machines with lethal forehands and backhands. The dispute was over a call during McEnroe's match with Terry Moore. John McEnroe gestures angrily on May 9, 1980, in New York as he argues a call with umpire Joey Lessing, right, and head referee Fred Hoyles, center.
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