Sumit Nagal expresses disappointment over chair umpire’s decision at Poland Challenger
Indian tennis ace Sumit Nagal questioned the accountability of the chair umpires after a couple of alleged wrong calls in his first-round match at the ATP 100 Challenger event in Poland on Monday. Sumit was playing against Czechia’s Petr Brunclik in the 10th game of the second set when Brunclik hit a drop shot that Nagal thought was out, but the umpires called it in. “I was playing a point where I ran towards the ball, which was clearly out. There was a linesman and a chair umpire refereeing the match. but the call never came from either of them,” wrote Nagal in a social media post. “So I raised my hand immediately (to challenge), but the umpire claimed she didn’t see it, which can happen, but then she refused to come down and even check the mark”, he added. The 28-year-old, unhappy with the decision, argued with the chair umpire before retiring from the match while trailing 4-6, 4-5, handing a walkover to Petr Brunclik. Dear all, I am speaking on something that happened …
