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Villageidiot1984 t1_jec8tii wrote

Reply to comment by TheForeverKing in Tennis umpire handed lifetime ban for manipulating scoring by PrincessBananas85

This is a ridiculous comment, one or two we’ll timed calls could easily throw a match, like in a tiebreaker or if the server has break point against. In a close professional match, throwing one point in one game every 2-3 sets could be huge if done at the right time.

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uddertaker t1_jecaowr wrote

From the article it reads like he was spot fixing instead of calling points to affect the outcome. So things like - player A will double-fault in the fourth game of the third set. He was making money or making his paymasters money that way.

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TheForeverKing t1_jecb30i wrote

If an umpire makes regular hard overrules on vital points multiples times in a match they'll be under a microscope in no time. There's no way they'd get away with that if you want to affect more than one match

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Villageidiot1984 t1_jecbcnv wrote

I’m just replying to the idea that there are too many points in a match for an umpire to make a difference with a few calls. They easily could.

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TheForeverKing t1_jecbytg wrote

I didn't say that. I said they are worth less because there are so many. In football for example the difference between 1-1 or 1-2 is huge, and decided by only one call. There are hundreds of points in a tennis match and thus, manipulating just a handful has a much smaller impact overall.

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