I’d like to see the officials have the latitude to get out of the chair. Not necessarily to the level in the Nick match (though I thought that was well done and the umpire helped save that match) but in contentious situations like yesterday have the option. Perhaps getting out of his chair and being able to stand near her he would have had an better opportunity to defuse it. She wouldn’t have had to shout up at him then and they could have had a calmer conversation.
Of course, the argument back is it could lead to direct confrontation but I think that’s rare in all sports.
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