What happened to Coco Gauff vs. Donna Vekic at the Paris Olympics? |

What happened to Coco Gauff at the French Open?

In Coco Gauff ‘s 2024 French Open semifinal match against Iga Swiatek, she also had another call correction debate. In the second set, Swiatek hit a serve that was called out.

As the ball was being called out, Coco Gauff went to strike the ball, the timing of the call coinciding with Gauff’s hit, and Gauff returned the serve out. Chair umpire Aurélie Tourte’s reversed the out call against Swiatek and awarded the serve point to the Polish powerhouse. Gauff argued that it was unfair because the out call impacted her stroke.

“At this point, it’s almost ridiculous that we don’t have ,” Gauff told the press after the match. “There are so many decisions that are made, and it sucks as a player to go back or [watch] online, and you see that you were completely right. And it’s, like: What does that give you in that moment?”

What was the ruling that caused Coco Gauff’s loss against Donna Vekic?

When the line judge called Vekic’s ball “out,” it would normally signify that Vekic’s shot landed outside of the tennis court and was, therefore, a fault. In normal circumstances, the rally would end and the point would be awarded to Coco Gauff .

But the chair umpire quickly overruled the line umpire’s “out’ call, and shouted, “Correction.” Thus, Vekic’s shot that was previously called out was still considered in play, and Coco Gauff’s return after was considered a fault. As a result, Vekic won the rally and point.

Can a chair umpire overrule a line judge?

Section D of the ITF handbook states that, in the event that a line umpire makes a “clear mistake” in calling a play, a chair umpire may overrule the call if the overrule is made “promptly” after the mistake and the overrule follows other ITF procedures outlined in the handbook.

This rule would validate the overrule made following Coco Gauff’s hit.What is the difference between a chair umpire and a line judge?A line umpire is responsible for calling whether or not a ball bounces out of the court during match play, signifying a fault. A chair umpire manages and oversees a match’s administration and organization.

The ITF Paris Olympic Games official Duties for Officials guide outlines some of the responsibilities of the chair umpire, including:executing the pre-match coin tosskeeping match time, time to serve, time between changeoversannouncing the score after each pointensure that the rules are observed by the players and all on-court officialsUltimately, in a tennis match, there is a hierarchy to the officials.

The line judges report to the chair umpire, and the chair umpire oversees and manages the line umpires.