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TheForeverKing t1_jec6rov wrote

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

That's true, but points in general are worth way less in a tennis match because there are so many. The ump can't manipulate too many or it'll be noticable, nor can he really do it on the very few truly vital points withouw drawing major objection and attention. Best he can do is do it at opportune times and hope it takes one of the players out of their flow. It must be very hard to make it work in any serious way

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Villageidiot1984 t1_jec8tii wrote

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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