Two commentators have called for replays to be banned after Daniil Medvedev asked to review a point during the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals. The former champion faced No. 7 seed Alex de Minaur and took an early break lead in the first set.
Medvedev was making headway on De Minaur’s serve while leading 5-3 but he sent the ball long on the second deuce, giving his opponent the point. As De Minaur stepped up to the baseline to serve, Medvedev requested to see a replay of the Aussie’s serve.
Sky Sports commentator Jonathan Overend wasn’t happy. The replay does not change the outcome of the point, and the commentator thought the whole system should be abolished to stop players from using it to give themselves extra time.
“This is where Medvedev just pushes it. He is wanting to see the call here. They should probably ban that. It serves no purpose. The crowd are probably seeing it on the screens anyway, to add to their enjoyment,” he said, as screens in the stadium showed De Minaur’s serve had landed on the line.
“There is no need to show that to the player, they can’t change the point and it just buys him a little bit of extra time.”
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