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Umpire Switches Places With Player During Doubles at Wimbledon

Wimbledon may have just stumbled upon the greatest idea ever: Let the officials play.

During a gentlemen's senior invitation doubles match Tuesday, Henri Leconte decided he needed a break late in the match and wanted to take a seat. But he needed a replacement.

So he grabbed the person closest to him and tossed the chair umpire into his place. Naturally, Leconte then took over in the chair and the hilarity ensued.

It wasn't just that Leconte's partner Patrick McEnroe was now adjusting to playing with the chair ump and not his actual partner, but Leconte also provided top-notch commentary throughout the affair.