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Originally Posted by dash_pinched
When it's a bang-bang play at the baseline especially, the player is unsure of whether or not the ball is going to land in thus they make contact with the ball and then they put up a hand indicating that the ball was out. I'll see if I can find video evidence of such an occurrence, but I have seen an umpire come down from the chair to check the mark in such a case.
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You can make contact with the ball, especially on service returns, you just have to stop play quickly, meaning if you're wrong, you lose the point. The ump either deemed Ymer took too long or he was certain it was in. It's his discretion.
In the video, Ymer doesn't raise his hand. The ball is already long, the crowd already cheered, then he walks over.