Now that the pros are into the clay court season, the old line call disputes are happening again. But there are things that can be done to reduce/eliminate them. Continue reading
Category Archives: Tennis rules
Touching The Net
Kelli and Larry
“If a player touches the net, likely after hitting a volley, is it their call to make or can an opponent make the call?” Continue reading
Time Between Points
We have all seen Rafa Nadal being warned for taking too much time between points (to touch his hair, his shirt, and tug at the back of his shorts); but how long should players be able to take? Continue reading
Changing Your Mind
Jack Moter
You flip the racquet before warming up (which is the way it should be done), you make your choice to serve/receive/side/defer … but then, you change your mind. Can you? Continue reading
What’s The Call?
Crootof Photo
What happens when the receiver’s partner calls “Good” on a serve and the opponents stop playing the point? Continue reading
Singles Third Set Tiebreaker?
Gordon Hammes
While at a tournament, the match next to me was between a pair of fantastic 86 and 89 year old players. It went to three full sets in three full hours. Was it dangerous to their health? Did it mess up the schedule? Should they be playing a third set tiebreaker instead? Continue reading
“Don’t Sit Down!”
It is a hot day and you just finished a long first set … took a break … and then played the first game of the second set and are crossing over again. Can you or your opponent sit down on this change over? NO! Continue reading
Enough Warm-up Time?
You drive to a tournament or league match, wait around for an hour to get on the court, try to stretch and then are told “Only a five-minute warm-up.” Is that enough time? Continue reading
Whose Serve Is It?
Crootof photo
It is the start of a ten-point Match Tie Breaker; so whose serve is it and what other choices can be made? This was done incorrectly by a veteran tournament player… Continue reading
Whose Job Is It?
The player runs in to get a drop shot and ALMOST gets there; but it bounces twice before it is hit over the net. Whose responsibility is it to call “Not up” or “two bounces”? Continue reading
Finishing Unfinished Matches
With Doug Brunner after brutally hot 2016 match
If a tournament match is stopped for rain or darkness, what priority should that match completion be given the next day? That question comes from Doug Brunner, who played in a rain-plagued Florida tournament. Continue reading
Warm-up With Your Partner?
You go on the doubles court and flip a racquet to make the serving/receiving choice BEFORE you start your warm-up; then you and your partner go to the proper side and warm-up against your opponents. But SHOULD you? Continue reading
The Wrong Ball
What happens when you retrieve a ball from the bushes, put it into play, only to find out it was not the game ball, but an older one? Continue reading
Calling Your Own Line
Joel Drucker
You are running towards the wide angled shot and the ball lands “near” the line. According to the late Vic Braden, your eye balls are bouncing in your head and there is no way you can really see the ball accurately; so what do you do? Continue reading
Called “OUT!”
What happens if the shot is called OUT — by a fan? Continue reading