American tennis star Alison Riske-Amritraj accuses umpire for ‘sleeping’ on the job after frustrating call in women’s double match.
American tennis star Alison Riske-Amritraj accused the umpire of “sleeping” during her doubles match in a fiery exchange Friday at the Australian Open.
The first-round match involved Riske-Amritraj and her Czech partner Linda Fruhvirtova against Russian partners Natela Dzalamidze and Alexandra Panova. Up 3-1 in the second set after dropping the opener and at deuce, the point was halted by chair umpire Nico Helwerth and awarded to the Russians, causingDuring a volley, Riske-Amritraj’s shot hit her opponent in the leg and Riske-Amritraj apologized to her immediately after it happened, before the American put the next shot away for a winner.
“The way you see it, the way you see it. I’m sure you see it that way,” Riske-Amritraj continued in a mocking tone of the umpire. “That’s ridiculous. That’s absolutely ridiculous. Pay attention dude. That’s tennis 101.” The tense exchange only slowed Riske-Amritraj and Fruhvirtova, though, with the pair coming back to win the match, 6-7 , 6-4, 7-5, to advance to the second round.
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