Britain’s Billy Gene Gold Cup captain Anne Keothavong said the mistake was a must for tournament referees and organizers to “reflect” and see “things that can be done better”.
“If there is uncertainty, it will cause anxiety,” she said on BBC TV. [players] Just rest assured that the technology is running and the person pressing the button is doing the work they are planning to do.
“Hope we won’t see any mistakes like this again.”
Former world number one Tracy Austin said the mistake was “one-time”.
“A funny, dramatic situation I’m sure we’ll fix it in the future, but it’s hard to watch for a few minutes,” the American added.
Taylor Fritz, the man’s fifth seed, said something similar happened in Cincinnati last year, saying it would be even better if the referee could fail instead of replaying this.
When there is a line judge, players can use electronic review to challenge the call. The current system has no challenges and does not use video replay.
