meganfernandez wrote: ↑Mon Mar 01, 2021 6:19 pm
Had a little controversy in my USTA match yesterday. Curious what you guys think about this scenario:
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The whole point of her "let" was to warn me, not correct an unfairness in the play. I don't know what the rule is technically for this gray area, but regardless, courtesy (and common sense) would dictate that she concede that point.
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What would you have done if you were her or me?
You are right in that courtesy and common sense would dictate that she concede the point.
But, as we are all too well aware, rules and laws do not always implement courtesy, and certainly not common sense.
Were I in your position, based on your description of the incident, I'd have likely taken the very same position as you took.
Were I in your opponent's position, I would have very likely conceded the point.
What would a chair umpire have called, though? Would it come down to the chair umpire's judgment as to whether the incoming ball from the other court had any effect on the point that was being played on your court? Or is it as ponchi suggests - that a let is called, halting the point immediately, as soon as the errant ball is seen on your court?
Tough one. But ethically, I am definitely with you.
meganfernandez wrote: ↑Mon Mar 01, 2021 6:54 pm
BTW, I found the USTA rule. "When a ball from another court enters the playing area, any player on the court
affected may call a let as soon as the player becomes aware of the ball." She wasn't affected. She was kind, but not affected. I guess I should have looked it up.
^ The way I read that rule, "any player on the court affected" means that if
THE COURT is affected, not if one of the players is affected. Another (and perhaps more clear) way of writing it would be
"When a ball from another court enters the playing area, any player on the court where the errant ball lands may call a let as soon as the player becomes aware of the ball."