Towel placement

[diggler]

Kyrgios was whingeing that he doesn't have time between points to go to his towel. I think the towels are placed at the side of the court. Wouldn't the logical place be where the centre linesperson normally is? As a server, that is the most central location between serving positions. Obviously the towels need to be obscured so they are not in line of sight.

 

[Deleted member 771911]

I never got why they don’t have a towel holder thing like you get in bathrooms just next to their seats. Sun could dry them. No one else need touch them. Anyway so.

 

[Raul_SJ]

Kyrgios was whingeing that he doesn't have time between points to go to his towel

Towel theater. How was tennis played for a hundred years without toweling off on every point.

This cretin also had the audacity to tell the umpire that used towel disposal protocol did not apply to him as he was fully vaccinated. Wanted to throw his dirty covid towel in the middle of the court rather than walking a few steps to the disposal box... Unbelievable.

 

[Bartelby]

We need towel police on court, armed and ready, for towel infractions!

Towel theater. How was tennis played for a hundred years without toweling off on every point.

This cretin also had the audacity to tell the umpire that used towel disposal protocol did not apply to him as he was fully vaccinated. Wanted to throw his dirty covid towel in the middle of the court rather than walking a few steps to the disposal box... Unbelievable.

 

[Rattler]

Kyrgios was whingeing that he doesn't have time between points to go to his towel. I think the towels are placed at the side of the court. Wouldn't the logical place be where the centre linesperson normally is? As a server, that is the most central location between serving positions. Obviously the towels need to be obscured so they are not in line of sight.

Seems like a good solution; however that is directly in the line of site across the net…and have you noticed that the players aren’t exactly putting the towels fully in their caddy. So a white towel plus a slight breeze, the towel becomes a flag and that is a let.
That’s why they don’t place them there.

 

[Bartelby]

I'm sure they are going to invent a towel drone next.

 

[diggler]

Seems like a good solution; however that is directly in the line of site across the net…and have you noticed that the players aren’t exactly putting the towels fully in their caddy. So a white towel plus a slight breeze, the towel becomes a flag and that is a let.
That’s why they don’t place them there.

Yes but you could obscure the towel behind a blue box.

 

[diggler]

I'm sure they are going to invent a towel drone next.

I thought of that but that is going too far.

 

[Rattler]

Yes but you could obscure the towel behind a blue box.

true, but I doubt that will happen…moving tectonic plates is quicker and easier than tennis changing anything.

 

[diggler]

Towel theater. How was tennis played for a hundred years without toweling off on every point.

Check out old school tennis. No chairs at the changeover. They do have towels. Need them to dry the leather grips!

 

[cha cha]

They cannot be anywhere near the court as there they would threaten Medvedev's life.

 

[JustMy2Cents]

Kyrgios was whingeing that he doesn't have time between points to go to his towel. I think the towels are placed at the side of the court. Wouldn't the logical place be where the centre linesperson normally is? As a server, that is the most central location between serving positions. Obviously the towels need to be obscured so they are not in line of sight.

The returner also goes for the towel. so for them the current placement of both sides will be closer.
one more at center with camouflage will be good

 

[lizjo]

They cannot be anywhere near the court as there they would threaten Medvedev's life.

 

[Raul_SJ]

Check out old school tennis. No chairs at the changeover. They do have towels. Need them to dry the leather grips!

No chairs. No towels. No tiebreakers. Laver won second set 22-20.

 

[TearTheRoofOff]

First water bottles slipping out of his hand and now this. The guy can't catch a break.

 

[diggler]

The returner also goes for the towel. so for them the current placement of both sides will be closer.
one more at center with camouflage will be good

Fair point. I didn't think of the returner. Also a player could carry a small towel.

 

[ollinger]

Towel theater. How was tennis played for a hundred years without toweling off on every point.

........and that was with relatively slick leather grips and no overgrip