No HawkEye at Roland Garros despite calls after Shapovalov incident


  • Tennis
  • Saturday, 03 Oct 2020

FILE PHOTO: Oct 1, 2020; Paris, France; Denis Shapovalov (CAN) in action during his match against Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) on day five at Stade Roland Garros. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports

PARIS (Reuters) - The sight of chair umpires ambling down to decide on close line calls at Roland Garros will stay despite growing clamour among players for the introduction of electronic line-calling on clay courts.

The French Open is the only one among the four tennis Grand Slams that does not use HawkEye ball-tracking system, instead leaving the umpires to take final decisions based on marks left by the ball on the red clay.

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