Time limits for tennis players? Time for a response - a request to the ATP & ITF
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Delaitre
11 years ago
Rafa Nadal is persecuted by the judges, and other players are not penalized.
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Ellie Deighton
11 years ago
Either apply the rule exactly as it stands, from the very first point, or scrap it entirely.
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Josephine Pang
11 years ago
Umpires should not be allowed to influence the outcome of a match like giving warning on breakpoints. Please save our beautiful game from possible corruption.
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Anonymous
11 years ago
Something should be done. I've watched a few matches this year were it looks like the result has been influenced by what looks like an arbitrary penalty being handed out on a critical point. As a spectator I have been left feeling cheated. The rule needs to be made transparent so that it's application can be seen to be fair.
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Anonymous
11 years ago
Yes. The way the rule is functioning currently is so inconsistent that it raises a real question mark over match fairness and umpires impartiality, Brings the game into disrepute,
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Anonymous
11 years ago
This rule needs sorting out! Many players go over the time limit but most do not get time violation, As far as I can see, only one player is being given these time violations - and at crucial times in matches.
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kw lee
11 years ago
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If you want to implement this rule, put a shot clock like in basketball. What's happening is that umpires are not consistent in applying the rule, when does the time start, when to call it and other considerations such as after a long and pulsating rally of 30 shots
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Anonymous
11 years ago
The arbitrary enforcement of this rule is ruining tennis
Rafa Nadal is persecuted by the judges, and other players are not penalized.
Either apply the rule exactly as it stands, from the very first point, or scrap it entirely.
Umpires should not be allowed to influence the outcome of a match like giving warning on breakpoints. Please save our beautiful game from possible corruption.
Something should be done. I've watched a few matches this year were it looks like the result has been influenced by what looks like an arbitrary penalty being handed out on a critical point. As a spectator I have been left feeling cheated. The rule needs to be made transparent so that it's application can be seen to be fair.
Yes. The way the rule is functioning currently is so inconsistent that it raises a real question mark over match fairness and umpires impartiality, Brings the game into disrepute, .
This rule needs sorting out! Many players go over the time limit but most do not get time violation, As far as I can see, only one player is being given these time violations - and at crucial times in matches.
If you want to implement this rule, put a shot clock like in basketball. What's happening is that umpires are not consistent in applying the rule, when does the time start, when to call it and other considerations such as after a long and pulsating rally of 30 shots
The arbitrary enforcement of this rule is ruining tennis