Facts: 1. The linesman made an incorrect call 2. Kei hit the ball in (down the line) before the call was made (play 10:15 onwards at 0.25x) 3. Busta was running the opposite direction of Kei's shot regardless of the linesman's call 4. Replaying the point would be unfair to Kei 5. Umpire made a judgement call based on who would have won the point regardless of the linesman call and whether the call was of any hindrance to either players, 6. Busta did not handle his emotions well, he could have won the match if he was able to mentally regroup himself (he was still in the lead) 7. One of the commentators is clearly biased towards Busta (lol) Great game from both players. GO KEI
@@ciondari Rules were man-made and are there to ensure the game's fairness, if the rules were enforced and led to unfairness then there is no point of having rules in the first place. This is also why we still have umpires to make humane judgements, if every linesman made an incorrect call like this, it would be very unfair to the opponent that hit a clean winner in. Anyway the only point of contention to replay the point would be if it was possible for Busta to actually return Kei's winner which was clearly not the case. Also, it was not match point, Busta was in the lead, he led his emotions overwhelm him. Also, that resentment built up from Busta does not excuse him from throwing a tantrum (if a 10-year-old kid did that you would have stereotyped him as a spoilt brat in need of discipline), so quite frankly, I'm glad the more calm and mature player won :)
Unfair is how you're depicting it. It's a GS match dude! Tantrums? Ask yourself if you were there at his place. Right, the emotions got better of him, he could have won the match from 8-6 but it doesn't justify your moulded explanation. It's not preaching fair as per one person. It's rules that stand.
true. and US open: Nishikori vs wawrinka in 2014 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NUtviBHVqp0.html French Open: djokovic vs wawrinka in 2014 Wimbledon: Nadal vs federe in 2009 my best match
Super Kei...5 hrs..6 min. This match will be remember for a long long time, it will 100 percent bring Up All Japan n Asia Fan, Children n Player who believe Nothing is Impossible. Fully Respect and Salute to You Kei. You are a Role Model for Japan n All Asia.
Juha This Australian Open is full of mysteries never know what could happen players like Bautista Shut and correno were never noticed before but in this tournament they proved they too were the serious contenders watch for them for rest of the season too .....anything can happen am hoping Kei beating Novak for a first time ever in a GS on Wednesday
I thought it as well. I was streaming the live score and when the Spaniard got the 7th score, I thought I would see the word FINAL. Much to my delight, it was a different rule. And Nishikori prevailed. The Spaniard lied when he said the ball was called out before Nishikori hit the ball. The Spaniard didn't make any point. And there's no way he could serve the ball back. The more experienced player won.
The call was clearly after the hit, don’t really understand why the commentator says otherwise. The point was Nishikori’s anyway, so no robbing was done imo. Replaying the point would have been robbing Nishikori..
By the rules point should be replayed. Out was called in Nishikori's field, hit after that can't be counted. Umpire was wrong. If Nishikori hit line (and Busta didn't hit ball) and reff calls out, that should be point for Nishi. This decision was against rules.
The umpire got it right. The out call CLEARLY came after Nishikori hit the ball, and it was a clean winner while Carreno Busta was racing to the other side of the court. It would’ve been insane to take that point away from Nishikori.
It was the right decision overall but against the rules. The umpire really messed up by allowing Busta to challenge. Still, we all make mistakes although that's probably no consolation to Busta right now
@@iainstewart2102 Correct. It's like a serve that was called out and a return winner (out of reach) after the call. In that situation you have to replay the point...
Great final set tiebreak. One of the best I've ever seen. On the subject of whether the point should've been replayed or not I think the umpire made the right call. If you pause it when the line judge calls out and look at where the ball is, the ball is already on Carreno Busta's side of the court which means the call came after Nishikori hit it (in other words it was a late call). Not only that Carreno Busta was already going in the opposite direction when the call was made so it didn't hinder him and also means Nishikori's shot was a clean winner. That's how I saw it.
Doesn't matter though Simon. The fact is the out call distracted Busta. Even if the call came after the ball was hit, it came even before the ball crossed back over the net. If you take it to the extreme level, imagine the ball bouncing on the base line being called out and it's a slow ball.. But he hits it back over the net after it was called.. Obviously you need to replay the point..
@@tomr6955 The umpire was indeed wrong, but not for the reason you described. The out call clearly didn't affect carreno busta as he was already sprinting full force to the other side of the court. It should have been replayed as that's the custom for every one of those types of calls; you don't just make a decision based on feeling. It's protocol to replay it as the announcers said
but thats the rule. Even if its a simple shot in the open court, if linesman calls out before the opponent hits the ball, you have to replay. Not sure here whether linesman call came before or after Nishikori hit it
@@nikhildehlan6360 The rules leave room for interpretation. The umpire is totally allowed to decide, if a point is going to be replayed or not. It is his decision and in this case it is a 100% correct one. Rules are there to create fairness and thats why the umpire has the right to judge it based on the situation. Busta is a sore loser, it was disgusting to watch.
"The Chair Umpire must decide if the original “out” call was a hindrance to either player. If it was a hindrance, the point shall be replayed. If it was not a hindrance, the player who hit the ball wins the point." www.atptour.com/en/corporate/rulebook Nishikori was mid-swing and Pablo was definitely sprinting to the other side BEFORE the call. There was no hindrance to either player, hence the umpire awarded the point to the player that hit the ball.
What an insane match! Could have gone either way but just incredible how Kei stuck with it and willed himself through during the 5th set tiebreaker. This win is massive for Kei's confidence.
I haven't seen such technical and masterful matches like this for a long time. Both players demonstrated just an ideal performances: Pablo was like a wall and beat off every ball, and Kei played extremely cleverly. Respect for both players!!!!!
Congrats Kei!!!!🇯🇵 That was one of the memorable matches ever you did! You are super cool cos you have already won three full set games in this AO. I know you are tired, but pls make me believe that you can defeat the world no.1 player, Novak Djokovic in QF. Thank you for such a wonderful match!
throw roland garros in the mix also, terrible highlights, 1 minute highlight for an epic match, that shows 3 points faaar from being the best of the match. Big up to AO this year, highlights for every match, all the interviews, and special videos for whole games or tiebreakers like this one when it's worth while, its a very good publicity to the event and to tennis in general. hopefully the other majors will learn from it.
@@mahdixn I'm watching Australian Open for the very first time. And after many years, I became interested in tennis again, thanks to Naomi Osaka and Kei Nishikori. Australian Open is doing a wonderful job. The remaining matches are really exciting.
Regardless of whether the call came after or before the hit, why did the umpire let Carreno Busta challenge if he was going to lose the point either way?
FeatureTennis because if the or call was before nishikori hit it, and it was in, then they would have to replay the point. That's what nishikori thought was going to happen. You could see in his reaction. His opponent really thought the call was made before. If you allow it down, it wss almost at the same time. Carreno busta couldn't have won the point any other way but for the replay, that's why he argued so much for it. And it's really ironic because AO officials created the 10 point tie break fur that extra twist at the end and the commentators said it was a shame the extra twist happened at the end!!! In a Normal 7 point tie break carreno busta would have won the match!!!!!!
@@75yellowraven in a normal 7 point tiebreak small mistakes(by officials) like that could matter a bit more than 10 points, and a lot more compared to if there were no tiebreaks.
@@75yellowraven I understand what you're saying, but how can the challenge system hawkeye determine when the out call was made? Doesn't it only show the trajectory of the ball?
@@75yellowraven You got it wrong. It's the player's right to challenge which in turn must be reviewed to determine if the ball was in or out. Once the ball was determined to be in, the Chair Umpire is required to make the judgement whether the linesman call affect the outcome of the play. The umpire made the call that the call did not affect the outcome of the play (i.e. Busta had run the wrong way and was not in position to make a play on the ball independent of the linesman's call). An analogous situation is when a serve is called out but on review seen to be in. The point is sometimes given to the server rather than replayed if the umpire believes the receiver had no play on the ball. That's the rules...
Nishikori deserves a grand slam title. Not only this match, for all the past years. Japanese and Asians should be proud of him. Might lack of power and physical stamina, you still could win by your efforts and attitude. GO KEI
I see Nishikori have such a strong mental strength. He never smile or expose his feelings easliy before the match ends. And do not step back at the very important point. Such a warrior. And last but not least, polite. Chaitrumpire did the right thing. Even the linesman's call was made before the hitting, both players already decided the direction where to hit and where to run. Which means, Nishikori's raquet was already on his swing and Busta's lags are already moving to his direction. Call did not change the outcome even it was made before hit. It is why the umpire give a point to Nishikori.
Federer Roger he smiled when the ball was incorrectly called out, like in his mind he was thinking "lol, here we go". Lucky for him he's calm and smiling, while his opponent was angry and lost his calm and the match after that. Then swear at umpire while walking off after loss. What a sore loser. Out classed.
@@ceezb5629 Kyoto is especially awesome for visitors. But most visitors will feel like Japan is normal than they expected. Well actually, I think Japan is ideal country.
The umpire was right, Busta moved before the call and Nishikori hit a winner right at the call, Nishikori took the point Busta himself knew he was gonna loose that point
You are right. But it has nothing to do with the moving of busta or that nishikori will take the point for sure. It depends on when the ball was hit and the call of the line judge. And the call was very short after the ball hit nishikoris racket!
Yes.. carrenabusta was very much greedy I gotta say..coz he was 8-5 at that time.. obviously Nishikori deserved that point.. carrenabusta was way far from the ball.. Really liked the way Nishikori kept his nerves..😎😏
Despite what some people are saying the rule is not that the point HAS to be replayed no matter what. It is only to be replayed when the out call affects the outcome of the point. The call and the backhand were simultaneous. The call wasn't before the hit at all. And Carreno Busta was clearly running to the other side before the call. At that point it should be up to the Umpire's discretion and the Umpire made the fairest decision (Nishikori's point) all by the book.
I respect all the arguments that support the umpire. I was a umpire myself and i would say it was a mistake not to replay the point. And I tell you why. Imagine Nishikori misses the backhand. Don`t you think he would have complained that he was hindered by that outcall? Of course he would and that is the reason why the point should be replayed. It would be the fair decision even it would be extremely unlucky for Nishikori.
@@jochenknobel8175 No silly. In that scenario, if Nishikori misses the backhand then he would just challenge the call for a replay. Umpire absolutely made the right decision.
11:13 Nishikori hits the ball one tenth of a second before the linesman calls out. But Busta was already out of the point and was not affected in any way shape of form by the linesman call. So he needs to get his honesty and decency checked. If he was 100% honest and fair about it he would have accepted the umpire's call as natural and probably would have won the match. His will to win got in the way of his sportsmanship. He is still young and he can learn. Hope he does.
@Dennis J. Jansen Thank you ever so much! but to be fair the rule just states the obvious don't you think? I mean if the rule was any different it would be doing harm to the sport.
This is high quality tennis from both of them. Probably Asia could win first grand slam. I m looking for new champion this year. Probably this is the best game so far in this championship.
