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Men's Wimbledon Final
i'm an avid tennis fan but the excessive ball bouncing on serve by cilic is driving me crazy ... there should a new rule limiting the ball bounces to six
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.It's simply part of them "steadying themselves" in preparation for their serve. Cilic has been warned a couple of times about exceeding the time limit between points (which is 25 seconds). The rule is rarely enforced by way of a penalty by chair umpires, especially when the big names are involved. Nadal is also a blatant transgressor. The solution is simple: a "shot clock" should be installed on the court and would be activated as soon as the previous point is ended. A loud buzzer sounds when the time limit is reached and if the ball has not been struck by then the point is forfeited. Players have a big enough advantage when serving as it is without providing extra time for them to "steady themselves".
Another annoying feature of the serve which seems to be happening more frequently is the player tossing the ball up and then failing to go through with the serve. I should like to see the rules changed so that (as in squash) as soon as the ball leaves the server's hand it is in play and the service must be carried through or the point is lost.
Another annoying feature of the serve which seems to be happening more frequently is the player tossing the ball up and then failing to go through with the serve. I should like to see the rules changed so that (as in squash) as soon as the ball leaves the server's hand it is in play and the service must be carried through or the point is lost.
Thanks for the correction, Corby. I thought it was the other way round (25 seconds for the Slams and 20 seconds elsewhere) but I didn't bother to look it up. That being the case it is even worse. I saw a stat during one of Cilic's matched that showed his average time between points was something like 27 seconds, indication that some of his prevarications must have lasted far more than the permitted maximum.