Chief, given Serena Williams outburst last night in the semis and thus being thrown out on match point, could she have used one of her challenges on the foot fault call prior to the outburst?
Also with all challenges we have Hawk-Eye, so why is TV showing replays of the foot fault from an impossible camera angle which is behind the line, why not use Hawk-Eye which is on the line to show replays?
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Cossy Khancoban, New South Wales, Australia
Great question, but you cannot challenge a foot fault. You are only able to challenge line calls. I don’t know why you couldn’t use the Hawk-Eye or another form of replay for foot faults. I don’t think it would have made much of a difference, but you never know. Flavia Pennetta saved 6 match points in the second set of match earlier in the tournament. It also would have saved Serena some embarrassment of being eliminated on a penalty point. I will say tennis has the best replay system (it also is the easiest sport to officiate with virtually no judgement calls), but a system to challenge foot faults would be an improvement.
