11.   The umpire said Merkle was out.

12.   The umpires said it was an Italian salute.

13.   The umpires said they did not know the bookie was a drug dealer, Vincent recalled.

14.   The umpires said he did not.

15.   The umpires say the league is not backing them up.

16.   Then one umpire said it was foul and another umpire said it was foul.

17.   But the higher zone will be enforced in the coming season, the umpires said.

18.   The chair umpire later said McEnroe was correct, that WTT rules prohibit such sounds between serves.

19.   The game also was delayed in the eighth for about five minutes, and umpires said they considered calling a forfeit.

20.   Umpires said they would have forfeited the game if the throwing of objects continued.