Bob in Spain wrote:

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JonH comes home wrote:

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In fact it looks like Felix did get smoked, based on Bob's post showing the video of the umpires mess up.

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Will put the link here too.

https://twitter.com/Liambroady/status/1518884560347582464

 

 

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Poor Felix. How frustrating. And terrible of his opponent to compound the umpire's error.  

Coup Droit wrote:

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I wouldn't necessarily blame the opponent. As said on the other thread, it was four points later that it was queried, in a three set match.

I've umpired WTA and ATP ranked players, including a couple of highly ranked ones. You'd be amazed at how bad some of them are at keeping score and remembering points. As said, the umpire was wrong but mistakes happen and Felix has to follow the score, to pick up the error at the time, as there's nothing you can do when it's long gone and everyone's basically forgotten. (Of course, the opponent may well have known, and effectively cheated by keeping schtum, but I'm just saying you can't assume it).

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I'm just going by what Felix said about the opponent smirking at him. But I take your point Felix should have picked it up in real time.