Tips for the over 60 crowd by the over 60 crowd!
When can you check a mark and call the shot OUT? There is a fine line between what is appropriate and what is not. A friend was playing a tournament match; and in the first game he was serving had an instance, which clearly raises this question again.
What happens when your opponent calls “Play two!” for something that does NOT happen?
My beat-me-every-Friday-New Hampshire friend, Bob Wilkie and I have had a running commentary on when you should clear the ball on an errant first serve into the net.
Most local matches start with someone flipping their racquet and tournament matches start with the referee tossing a coin. But what do you decide to do? There are many more factors than the casual observer sees (or cares to see???).
When and for how long can you leave the court during a tournament match?
During the recent Davis Cup doubles match, America vs. the Serbs, there was a very interesting ruling by the Chair, Pascal Maria (France) that came at a critical, set-point during a tie breaker.
During a doubles match this week, we got into a conversation on WHEN and WHAT you are allowed to say during a tennis point. We talked; but didn’t agree…
During my singles match against Big David Nash at Naples Bath, I called a baseline shot OUT and then looked at the mark and reversed my call to IN. Without really thinking much about it, I then gave the point to my opponent (who really didn’t need it, the way he was beating me). [...]
Take a look at this baseline mark and tell me what you think… is it In or Out?
Naples tennis friend Keith Butterfield writes: Hi George, Did you happen to see the situation today (vs. Paes/Dlouhy) when Oliver Marach, when asked by the chair, denied being hit by a ball on the fly as it went long?
As a follow-up to our discussion on “time outs,” TennisLife Magazine reports on a rule change that will take place next year on the ATP tour. Any player who cramps on court CANNOT call for help during a game… they will have to wait until the end of the game for treatment. If [...]
The momentum swings in your direction during a singles match and, in the middle of a game, your opponent says, “time out!” Can they do that?
Is it ‘underhanded’ to serve underhanded? I just had that done to me in a doubles match; and also saw it at the Paris Masters on Tennis Channel. And am not sure what I think of the tactic.
Sorry Serena, you have been foot faulting regularly; and it doesnt make a difference that it was the end of the match, if you did it again (and i cannot really tell), the call is correct — and your behavior was not.
In either singles or doubles, you serve and can feel the ball is going long; and, according to what you see, it does go long. But your opponent plays the ball.