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He hasn’t been in the chair for any of Williams’ previous six matches, and Soeren Friemel, the Open’s new tournament referee, is not changing the program now.
“You want the focus to be on the athletes and not on the officials,” Friemel, a former top-tier chair umpire, told USA TODAY Sports. “In the end, the overall goal is to have the right chair umpire for the right match. We want to have a completely unbiased approach from player and the official. We want to have independent officiating and the highest quality of officiating.”