US Open review office lets more players challenge the call
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NEW YORK (AP) — A ball appears to land perfectly on the line and Anja Vreg practically leaps from her chair.
She's not sitting in the stands.
She's not even sitting on the same side of the street.
She does, however, have one of the best spots to watch the action during the first week of the U.S. Open.
Vreg is a review official monitoring a match on the screens in the office being used for video replay on the outer courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
The U.S. Open this year became the first Grand Slam tournament to have electric line calling on all courts. That was of particular importance to doubles players, who usually don't get to play in the stadiums where it was previously available until the later rounds.