Before starting the game Carlos Alcaraz contra Tommy Paulin the round of 16 of the Open the Australiathe Spaniard had to remove a device that he was wearing on his right wrist, under the wristband. The chair umpire demanded it, Little Comey Carlos He took it off without question.
It was a smart health and fitness bracelet called Whoopwhich has no screen, and monitors recovery, physical effort and sleep, among other things. Also analyze metrics such as heart rate and blood oxygen through a membership. It is used, above all, by professional athletes.
But why couldn’t he play? Alcaraz with her? Because in professional tennis, devices that facilitate off-court data transmission or external communication are restricted to avoid training or training violations. coaching and betting risks. It is not prohibited, for example, to play with a watch that tells the time or does not communicate with other devices, such as mobile phones, tablets or computers, like the one you always wore. Rafa NadalFor example.
The curious thing is that Alcaraz had played with the bracelet in his three previous games, against Adam Walton, Yannick Hanfmann y Corentin Moutet.
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