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Jack Draper beaten after controversial umpire call

BBC News·@Bbc·2 months ago
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Jack Draper (right) and Daniil Medvedev had a lengthy conversation at the net after the match Jack Draper was penalised with a controversial hindrance call as Daniil Medvedev ended the Briton's Indian Wells title defence in the quarter-finals. Draper fell to a 6-1 7-5 defeat by former world number one Medvedev, but the Russian was booed after the tense moment midway through the second set. World number 14 Draper, serving at 5-5 0-15, briefly stretched his arms out wide during a rally to signal he thought Medvedev's forehand had gone long. The rally continued for another seven shots before Medvedev netted a backhand. Two-time finalist Medvedev then asked umpire Aurelie Tourte for a video review to see whether Draper had been guilty of hindrance - making either an action or a noise to disturb an opponent. After watching the replay several times on her tablet, Tourte told Draper she was ruling against him as "you did something different in the rally than you would normally do" and awarded Medvedev the point.…

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