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Bernardes: "Finding a Solution to Time Would Make Tennis More Appealing to Future Generations". Photo: Gettyimages

Bernardes: "Finding a Solution to Time Would Make Tennis More Attractive for Future Generations"

Andrés Tomás - 16 Dec 2025 | 08:00

The former ATP chair umpire, who officiated 8,000 matches over more than 30 years, stated that "all organizations need to come together to find a solution to this."

Taylor Fritz, Carlos Bernardes, and Jannik Sinner in the final of the ATP Finals 2024. Photo: Getty

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Carlos Bernardes brings his career as a chair umpire to an end

Óscar Belloch - 17 Nov 2024

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Bernardes's unusual error changed the match between Wawrinka and Cobolli in Shanghai: no one noticed!

Carlos Navarro - 7 Oct 2024

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Carlos Bernardes, 40 years in service to tennis

Óscar Belloch - 2 Sep 2024 | 17:11

Carlos Bernardes is living his last year as a chair umpire. The Brazilian looks back on his career and appreciates the treatment that the entire tennis world has always given him.