- Norrie and Pouille demand technology use after contentious call
- Briton completed 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 win to book third round spot
Cameron Norrie and Lucas Pouille have both called for tennis to embrace video replay technology in matches after a contentious point during Norrie’s 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 second round victory against Pouille at the French Open.
During the third set of their contest on Court Suzanne Lenglen the umpire, Eva Asderaki, failed to notice the ball had bounced twice after a sweet drop volley from Pouille, with Norrie eventually winning the point. The British player said the ball had spun backwards and was unsure about whether it had bounced twice, until he saw the replay post-match. Pouille noted that it is the job of the umpire to call a double bounce, not the player, and they should be able to consult a video replay.