{"id":33681,"date":"2025-03-17T03:13:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T03:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=33681"},"modified":"2025-03-17T03:13:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T03:13:33","slug":"controversial-video-review-call-erupts-indian-wells-semifinal-match-%f0%9f%a5%8e%e2%9d%97","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=33681","title":{"rendered":"Controversial video review call erupts Indian Wells semifinal match \ud83e\udd4e\u2757"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jack Draper confronted chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani for his not-up call during his clash with Carlos Alcaraz in the Indian Wells semifinals.<\/p>\n

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Chair umpire’s not up call sparked controversy during Carlos Alcaraz’s semifinal match against Jack Draper at Indian Wells (Image via ATP\/X)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Controversy erupted during\u00a0Jack Draper<\/strong>\u2018s semifinal clash with\u00a0Carlos Alcaraz<\/strong>\u00a0at the Indian Wells Masters. Draper locked horns with the Spaniard on Saturday (March 15) and snapped his 16-match win streak in the tournament in an hour and 44 minutes with scoreline of 6-1, 0-6, 6-4.<\/p>\n

The incident involving chair umpire\u00a0Mohamed Lahyani<\/strong>\u00a0happened when Alcaraz was serving and the scores were locked at 1-1 in the third set with both winning 15 points each. During a tense rally from the baseline, Alcaraz tried to hit a winner through a drop shot.<\/p>\n

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Draper sprinted forward just in time to return it, following which Alcaraz sent the ball outside. Chair umpire Lahyani called \u2018not up\u2019, thinking Alcaraz\u2019s drop shot bounced twice before Draper could hit it.<\/p>\n

Draper approached the umpire to ask for a video review. Lahyani realized his mistake, for the ball had bounced once, and asked to replay the point, thinking that his call perhaps affected Alcaraz.<\/p>\n

Draper was adamant that he deserved to win the point. He asked for VAR to confirm that the not-up call did not hinder Alcaraz from hitting the shot, that the two-time Indian Wells champion was \u201cnowhere near it and he missed the ball<\/em>\u201c. The point then was given to the Brit and Alcaraz too accepted the umpire\u2019s decision as he said it did not hinder him, so he didn\u2019t challenge the call.<\/p>\n

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