Djokovic says, “Chair umpires are humans as well”

One of the most stylish sports on this planet is tennis. To most of the human beings, tennis is class. Also, it is a calm sport where the players just focus on playing the tennis balls. However, despite its elegance controversies do break out in tennis. The most recent one, at the US Open between Serena Williams and the chair umpire Carlos Ramos, has shaken the tennis media. Novak Djokovic was interrogated upon whether he ever made any request about not to be umpired by a particular umpire.

Djokovic replied, “Honestly, I never thought of that. Chair umpires are humans, as well.” Djokovic further continued about human tendencies. “We all make mistakes. Maybe periods of the year when a chair umpire is more or less confident to make certain calls and decisions, and of course, they need to be strongly participating in the match, as well. They need focus and attention, especially the surfaces where you don’t have marks like clay and have to make certain calls with, of course, a time limit that is now a new rule, puts a lot of pressure on them. So I understand it”.

Djokovic shares about the emotions that gush through the player and the chair umpire during a tennis. He expresses the difficulties which bounce upon an umpire. “Of course, you go through tense moments, emotions on the court, as a player and as a chair umpire. You make mistakes. There are some chair umpires in some matches that I remember that I wasn’t very happy with how they did their job, but I never thought of requesting a chair umpire not to ever or whatever, for a certain time, be a chair umpire in my matches. I don’t think that’s fair. I don’t think that’s fair to them. You know, they do their job as best as they can. Of course, sometimes they do it better or worse,” says Djokovic.