red750 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 As I mentioned in Willie's Dec 2018 thread 'Australlian Tennis Season', my son is a tennis umpire. Chair umpire in district tournaments, linesman in major internationals. He has been doing the Oz Open for more than 15 years. Met most of the greats, Sampras, Agossi, etc. Today he received an email from Tennis Australia. There will be no linespersons at any tournament this season. Line judging will be done electronically. He can be a toilet escort, escorting players if they need to take a break during a match. Not happy, Jan. On another matter, they were planning a hub in Melbourne during December for international players to quarantine before the Oz Open, just like football teams have done this year. Dickhead Dan hs decreed no international players will be admitted to Victoria. Unless the Oz Open is transferred, looks like an all-Australian tournament. I think the Indian cricket team will be allowed in though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 I heard on the radio they won't be having the lead up competitions in Brisbane and Sydney. It's going to be a slim tennis season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 It looks strange with a little electronic box doing the job, and no challenges. Takes a lot of the character away from it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 6 hours ago, willedoo said: Takes a lot of the character away from it Yeah. No temper tantrums from people who think they are above observing the usual standards of sportsmanship. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 My son was replaced by those black boxes. Now he sits beside the umpire's chair, runs errands for the umpire, and accompanies a player if they need a toilet break. One hour on court, half hour off, over and over. He says he is being paid to watch the tennis. He has today off due to the new covid case. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_Atrick Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 On 03/02/2021 at 9:57 PM, old man emu said: Yeah. No temper tantrums from people who think they are above observing the usual standards of sportsmanship. Ironically, Tennis had rules to deal with the likes of McEnroe, but decided not to. Then they went to tech... The reality is, sport is flawed.. So, allow the flaws.. The tech is also flawed.. (admittedly, the line tech has finally matured). Sportspeople make mistakes, Officials make mistakes.. if I lose a game because of on umpiring mistake - I was neverin a position where my win was assured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Have been watching the two Australian girls battling it out, Ash Barty playing Daria Gavrilova. The commentators insist on calling her Dasher like Rudolph's fellow reindeer, or simply Dash. I guess she's just got used to it. Daria is often changed to Dasha or Dascha for familiar use with close friends and family, but it's pronounced how an English person would pronounce it, with a long A, as in Darsha. I remember Maria Sharapova being asked in an interview if it bugged her that they always mispronounced her name. He said you get used to it and just go with the flow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted September 22, 2021 Author Share Posted September 22, 2021 On 19/11/2020 at 10:13 PM, red750 said: As I mentioned in Willie's Dec 2018 thread 'Australlian Tennis Season', my son is a tennis umpire. Chair umpire in district tournaments, linesman in major internationals. He has been doing the Oz Open for more than 15 years. Met most of the greats, Sampras, Agossi, etc. My god, how time flies. There was a parcel waiting here for him when he got home from work last night. It contained this award. In case you can't read it, the inscription says, SERVICE AWARD presented to Andrew Hough in thanks and recognition for your commitment and dedication, serving and officiating for 30 years. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Good works do indeed get rewarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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