tennis umpire
Match score announcer
A tennis umpire is the official who oversees a match from an elevated chair at the net, announcing the score, ruling on disputed calls, and enforcing the rules.
The chair umpire has final authority on the court, though line judges assist with specific calls.
In professional tennis, umpires may overturn line calls or issue warnings and penalties for code violations: The tennis umpire gave him a warning for racket abuse.
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- faultImperfection or blame
- overruleReject by higher authority
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