Comments on: This Is No Rehearsal http://www.mindtheracket.com/2011/09/this-is-no-rehearsal/ Don't Just Use Your Brain, Use Your Mind Wed, 22 May 2013 01:50:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: TennisFan http://www.mindtheracket.com/2011/09/this-is-no-rehearsal/comment-page-1/#comment-26386 TennisFan Sun, 02 Oct 2011 01:31:28 +0000 http://www.mindtheracket.com/?p=4434#comment-26386 “If football is a game of inches, tennis is a game of milimetres. It’s also a game of milliseconds. After hitting that fateful forehand at the start of the second set, she yelled out a “come on!” before Sam got to the ball and lay a racquet to it. The point was rightly awarded to Stosur.”

Serena got hooked. This was unintentional hindrance. Do a web search on usta rules and you will see the comments on rule 26 (26.1) WHAT DID THE PLAYER INTEND TO DO. Serena intended to cheer on her apparent winner, unlike the intentional hindrance of the hit-shriek-ers, that make noise exactly when they intend. And that noise masks the sound of the ball off their racket.

You’re as stupid as Eva. And the losers? People like me – tennis fans – because the great players will take the money and run away from umpire (and blogger) stupidity.

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