Angry Wozniacki demands changes after Paris ouster
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June 4, 2012, Monday
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FORMER world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki made an angry exit from the French Open on Saturday and demanded Roland Garros adopt line judging technology in common with the three other grand slams.
Wozniacki slumped to a 1-6, 7-6 (3), 3-6 loss to Estonian 23rd seed Kaia Kanepi in a stormy third-round clash which ended in fading light. The Dane argued with chair umpire Poncho Ayala at 1-1 in the second set after a ball she believed was long by a considerable margin had not been called out by the linesman.
"You'd be friggin' wrong if we had Hawk Eye .... I want to see the supervisor," raged Wozniacki at the umpire before she quickly lost four games on the trot.
After the match, the ninth seed demanded a review by the French authorities over officiating.
"When the ball is clearly out, I don't think there should be anything to argue about. You know, if they cannot see, they should have other umpires on the lines or invent Hawk Eye on these courts," she said. "It's a disgrace that mistakes like this are made. It wasn't even like, you know, could have been in, could have been out. It was clearly out."
After coming back to win the second set, Wozniacki again argued a line call in the third.
Kanepi, who finally won on her fifth match point despite being broken four times while serving for the match, said she wasn't affected by the uproar. "Well, I think that those things happen in tennis matches, so it's OK if she wants to argue," Kanepi said.
Wozniacki slumped to a 1-6, 7-6 (3), 3-6 loss to Estonian 23rd seed Kaia Kanepi in a stormy third-round clash which ended in fading light. The Dane argued with chair umpire Poncho Ayala at 1-1 in the second set after a ball she believed was long by a considerable margin had not been called out by the linesman.
"You'd be friggin' wrong if we had Hawk Eye .... I want to see the supervisor," raged Wozniacki at the umpire before she quickly lost four games on the trot.
After the match, the ninth seed demanded a review by the French authorities over officiating.
"When the ball is clearly out, I don't think there should be anything to argue about. You know, if they cannot see, they should have other umpires on the lines or invent Hawk Eye on these courts," she said. "It's a disgrace that mistakes like this are made. It wasn't even like, you know, could have been in, could have been out. It was clearly out."
After coming back to win the second set, Wozniacki again argued a line call in the third.
Kanepi, who finally won on her fifth match point despite being broken four times while serving for the match, said she wasn't affected by the uproar. "Well, I think that those things happen in tennis matches, so it's OK if she wants to argue," Kanepi said.
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