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France's Pouille thought he had won a point in
the third set after a deft drop shot, but umpire Eva Asderaki
failed to see the ball bounce twice, as Norrie won the point
amid boos from the home crowd.
Pouille said Norrie was under no obligation to concede the point
as players are sometimes unsure if the ball bounces twice. But
he added that the umpire should have had the option to check the
replay, a view shared by Norrie.
"I think that would be great... We have the technology to do it.
I don't know why we're not doing it in all aspects," Norrie told
reporters after he beat Pouille 6-1 6-3 6-3.
"Sometimes tournaments where they have Hawkeye (technology) for
the TV and then for the match they don't use it... I think we
should be using it.
"We all make mistakes, the umpires make mistakes. I think he's
right. It was just one of those calls, a tough call in the
moment. From the replay, for me, it looks like she got it
wrong."
Pouille also said a lack of accountability for umpires who make
mistakes was frustrating, adding that players should not be
fined for minor offences either.
"You break your racquet. Is it worth $15,000 (fine)? But for an
umpire there's no consequences, it's OK," he added.
"She made a mistake, maybe she changed a match. It's OK, next
day she's going to be on the chair no matter what.
"It's OK. We all do mistakes... We are not always right, but at
the end you have to understand that we're not robots, like they
are not. For me the double bounce with all the cameras there is
on court, it should be easy to check."
(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Clarence
Fernandez)
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