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Tennis officials are referred to by their function during a tennis match. A tennis official who watches for "out" balls on the baseline would be referred to as a "baseline judge" or "line judge" or "line umpire" or "linesman". A linesman who watches for "out" balls during the serve may be referred to as the "service linesman/umpire". Though rarely used, anymore, a line judge who sits near the net to determine whether a served ball hits the net (i.e., a "net" or "let" call) is a "net judge". The "chair umpire" is the primary "line judge", and may overrule the other linesmen. There is also a tennis official called a "(tournament or court) supervisor", who is only seen when there is a problem on the court, such as potentially bad weather, darkness, medical problems, or otherwise called on by the chair umpire or by a player, though it is very rare that this ever occurs. Generally speaking, the supervisor does not interfere with or overrule calls made by the chair umpire. In amateur USTA matches, a "Roving Umpire" or "Rover" performs all these duties, though he/she is intended to resolve problems or questions, not make line calls. For further information, refer to the 2009 USTA "Friend at Court" link, below.
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ViviHe/She is called head judge or chair umpire (usually referred to as the umpire), who sits in a raised chair to one side of the court. The umpire has absolute authority to make factual determinations. The umpire may be assisted by line judges, who determine whether the ball has landed within the required part of the court and who also call foot faults. There also may be a net judge who determines whether the ball has touched the net during service
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