Rafael Nadal reached his 10th Monte Carlo final, but only after some controversy. At 2-3 and break point down he hit a ball that was called long, but then overruled to be in to David Goffin‘s dismay. After this controversial decision by umpire Cedric Mournier, Goffin’s game fell apart and Nadal wrapped up the win easily 6-4 6-1. This obviously asks the question: Why isn’t there hawk-eye on clay? The obvious answer is that you can see a mark after the ball but there are still quite a few situations where there is a discussion which mark is the correct one. …
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