What if the line umpire is unsighted and the chair umpire can't decide either?
Rule- South Africa
- Tennis South Africa
- ITF Rules of Tennis
- All ages
- Chair umpires
- Line umpires
- 2026
- Officials
Under Appendix VII of the 2026 ITF Rules of Tennis:
- A line umpire who can't make a call must signal this immediately to the chair umpire, who then makes the decision.
- If the line umpire can't make the call (or there is no line umpire) and the chair umpire can't decide the question of fact either, the point is replayed.
Added 22 Oct 2026