Sonay Kartal was baffled when the umpire gave her opponent a point despite hearing a line call (Image: Eurosport)
There was drama early on as Sonay Kartal finally took to the court to make her main draw debut.
The British No. 3 was made to wait hours to get on the court after rain wreaked havoc on day one.
And there was more chaos when play got underway as Kartal was left frustrated by a rogue electronic line call that interrupted the players.
The Brit got on the board early on, holding to take a 1-0 lead over Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro. But there was chaos after Bouzas Maneiro stepped up to serve.
Electronic line calling is used at the , with ‘out’ calls coming automatically whenever a player sends the ball outside the lines. And one came as soon as the world No. 54 served for the first time.
Both players stopped in response, with Bouzas Maneiro nonchalantly hitting the ball back over the net as Kartal halted.
But, to their surprise, the chair umpire gave the Spaniard the point and called the score at 15-0. Kartal was stunned, waving her arms in disbelief.
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“The call came as out, the electronic line call. What is going on there?” commentator Chris Bradnam asked.
It quickly emerged that the call was from an adjacent court, coincidentally coming at the same time Bouzas Maneiro hit her serve.
Bradnam added: “I think it was from another court. That’s surprised everybody. That was weird. What are the chances of a call coming from another court and that exact moment.”
The Brit conceded once she realised the confusion and continued playing as normal. But things quickly went from bad to worse for Kartal.
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