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Who Will Officiate the Ladies Singles Final Between Ons Jabeur and Elena Rybakina at Wimbledon Championships 2022

Published 07/09/2022, 9:26 AM EDTBy Today at the ladies’ singles final at the Wimbledon Championships, we will see two first-time Grand Slam finalists in Ons Jabeur and Elena Rybakina go head to head for the famous trophy, Venus Rosewater Dish. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Apart from them, we will also see another person making their debut in the Wimbledon Championships final. It’s the chair umpire from France, who has plenty of experience officiating in big matches. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad

Aurelie Tourte will officiate today s ladies single finals at Wimbledon Championships

Aurelie Tourte, a French tennis umpire, will get the chance to officiate her first-ever Wimbledon Championships final, which will take place today between Ons Jabeur and Elena Rybakina. Previously, she officiated in many Grand Slam finals, 7 in total; though never officiated at Wimbledon before. Aurelie Tourte from France will be the chair umpire of today’s final Elena Rybakina vs Ons Jabeur. This is Aurelie’s first women’s singles final at , and in total, her seventh Grand Slam final. — Michal Samulski (@MichalSamulski) It is worth noting that she officiates for both ATP and WTA on various tour-level matches. Last year, she created history by officiating in the men’s singles Grand Slam final at the French Open. Thus, she became only the fifth woman to achieve this feat.

Tourte s famous hindrance call involving Daniil Medvedev

Last year, at the National Bank Open in Toronto, was playing against Alexander Bublik in the second round. During that match, a bizarre point and call happened which immediately went viral on social media. Watch This Story: After Bublik played a drop shot, Medvedev chased it and played a passing shot. Then, the Kazakh player played a tweener lob, trying to outsmart the Russian player. However, Medvedev guessed it and smashed it straight into his body. After that, he immediately apologized to Bublik by saying ‘sorry’. However, the point wasn’t over, as it somehow hit the racket of the Kazakh player went at the other end of the court. Before Medvedev could hit the winner, the chair umpire, Aurelie Tourte, called hindrance against the Russian player.LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 03: Daniil Medvedev of Russia celebrates victory after the Gentlemen’s Singles first round match against Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland on day one of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 3, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) Medvedev could not believe this call as he , “Can you imagine how stupid this call is? Because I had the ball to hit. This is gonna be on tennis TV bro.” ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad 'This is gonna be on Tennis TV, bro!' You're not wrong, — Tennis TV (@TennisTV) ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Bublik, on the other hand, had no idea what happened. After Medvedev’s explanation, he was also laughing hilariously. As the stadium was empty due to the pandemic, it was quite audible what they were saying at that moment. Later, this incident sparked quite a debate on social media, as many thought Medvedev had every right to question the chair umpire’s decision. On the other hand, many fans thought, she had to follow the rule book and give the point to Bublik, as Medvedev talked during the point.

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