@rogespeed wrote:
@not_for_sale2025 wrote:
@rogespeed wrote:
Regarding line judges is not their job to keep their eyes on the ball and so expected to duck , grin and bare the affront of such an incident with good grace - however if the national culture is of a precious nature.... i can quite well understand the ruling.
Not sure whether a bowler in cricket would have suffered censure for similar.
If a bowler drilled the cricket ball at the umpire and hit him in the throat, the bowler would be out for life.
Was clearly unintentional - unless Djokovic has eyes at the back of his head - just trying to think of a comparable case in cricket - just for interest sake , i mean tennis rules are tennis rules , i am not disputing the ruling
I'll reword it then...
If a bowler angrily and recklessly drilled the cricket ball in the umpire's direction and hit him in the throat, the bowler would be out for life.
