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Are tennis players at the French Open allowed to scrape the mark where the ball landed?

An umpire checks a ball mark on the clay of Roland Garros. — Spot-on ... an umpire checks a ball mark on the clay of Roland Garros. Photograph: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images

Watching the French Open tennis being played at Roland Garros, I saw a player scrape the clay court with his foot to indicate to the umpire where the ball had gone out on the baseline. Is this allowed?

Veda Burrows, Scarborough

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