So frustrating, absolutely ridiculous” – Andre Agassi’s ex-coach Brad Gilbert calls for important changes amid Holger Rune controversy at Monte-Carlo
Andre Agassi’s ex-coach Brad Gilbert recently called for replays to be deployed in tournaments to help make correct calls amid Holger Rune’s controversy at the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters.The incident happened during the quarterfinal encounter between Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune. In the second set tiebreak, Sinner’s shot was called out but the umpire overruled it after checking the mark. Rune pleaded his case in front of the umpire but got no respite.
Andre Agassi’s ex-coach Brad Gilbert took to X (formerly Twitter) to point out that umpires are wrongly interpreting the marks and lamented the lack of replays.
“So frustrating this day in age and i say it all the time, absolutely ridiculous we don’t have replays for incidentals and hawkeye on clay, unless obvious umpires so often now interpreting the mark wrong and find wrong marks late in sets,” wrote Gilbert.
Another fan commented that the calls seem to be getting worse nowadays. Gilbert agreed and added that umpires are struggling with correctly interpreting the mark.
He also called for early implementation of replays, as early as Rome Masters and Roland Garros.
