Biggest Pet Peeve in Tennis?

[kylebarendrick]

No argument from me if there is a risk of the ball being lost.

Another one... people demanding a new first serve for just about any cause under the sun. You missed your first serve, I deserve to see a second.

[Angle Queen]

In the grander scheme, players who take it all too darn seriously are the one who bother me the most. It's an escape for me, something I want to enjoy. You can beat my brains out but you don't have to be a jerk about it. Show up on-time, offer to open balls, make decent line calls, acknowledge a nice point or shot. At the end of the match, no one's paycheck is gonna change.

As for the game itself, my biggest peeve is folks who dilly-dally. The rules have specific time limits and, while I'm not even remotely suggesting hold a stop watch to it for the recreational player, move it along would ya? All this timed-match and no-ad nonsense might have been avoided if folks played at a decent pace.

[skiracer55]

Originally Posted by SunYiXian

Mine would definitely be when my opponent hits a netcord winner and doesn't apologize. I know that 99% of the time, the apology isn't sincere but I just want to see the apology. Tennis is a gentleman's sport after all. Oh and if you celebrate a netcord winner, **** you.

...this is your biggest pet peeve? I strongly suggest you take up shuffleboard...although you could argue that NTRP tennis already is shuffleboard for yuppies....

[Mike Y]

Mine are people who don't call out the score before they serve, people who ask for a let after a missed first serve for even the slightest delay, and supertiebreakers.

[SOY78]

My pet peeve is I always have one ball in the pocket even when returning serve, because some of my opponents are like Sampras and have only one ball when serving 1st serve and when it is a fault they just stand there waiting for the ghost ball boy/girl to give them the ball. That really ****es me off sometimes.

[jk175d]

Originally Posted by SOY78

My pet peeve is I always have one ball in the pocket even when returning serve, because some of my opponents are like Sampras and have only one ball when serving 1st serve and when it is a fault they just stand there waiting for the ghost ball boy/girl to give them the ball. That really ****es me off sometimes.

really? "some" of your opponants? I've never seen that except for very late in a casual match when a ball is lost and a guy is too spent to go down two courts to retrieve the 2nd one. And then he just spins the serve in to make sure he doesn't fault with the one ball he has.

Maybe your opponants only have one ball when they serve cause you;re always hoarding one in your pocket!

[corbind]

Some good posts here

[jswinf]

Originally Posted by r2473

After the match when we retire to the clubhouse and my opponent doesn't bring a proper jacket or drinks his tea with his pinky sticking out.

How gauche.

I thought people of quality were supposed to have their pinky sticking out when drinking tea. Personally, I hate the stuff, good water spoiled.

One of my pet peeves (I have more than one pet, too) is the guy who'll never call a double-bounce on himself. You're watching, see him shovel the ball just over the net with a second-bounce "half-volley," you hear nothing from him, what are you 'sposed to do? I know, sprint in and play the ball and think nice thoughts, or no thoughts at all.

[r2473]

Originally Posted by jswinf

I thought people of quality were supposed to have their pinky sticking out when drinking tea. Personally, I hate the stuff, good water spoiled.

Are you people savages?!?

http://www.tealaden.com/teaweb/etiquette.htm

How to Properly Drink your Tea

First and foremost never hold your cup with your pinkie finger extended. This is improper and in most social settings is considered rude. Place your index finger into the handle of the cup up to the knuckle while placing your thumb on the top of the handle to secure the cup. The bottom of the handle should then rest on your third finger. The fourth and fifth fingers should curve back towards your wrist.

[Fuji]

Originally Posted by Angle Queen

In the grander scheme, players who take it all too darn seriously are the one who bother me the most. It's an escape for me, something I want to enjoy. You can beat my brains out but you don't have to be a jerk about it. Show up on-time, offer to open balls, make decent line calls, acknowledge a nice point or shot. At the end of the match, no one's paycheck is gonna change.

As for the game itself, my biggest peeve is folks who dilly-dally. The rules have specific time limits and, while I'm not even remotely suggesting hold a stop watch to it for the recreational player, move it along would ya? All this timed-match and no-ad nonsense might have been avoided if folks played at a decent pace.

*High Five*

I share similar sentiments as yourself!

-Fuji

[Larrysümmers]

when people walk behind the court while the point is being played. even if it isnt a match.

[tennis_ocd]

When serving, what's with the returners who insist on holding onto the third ball; providing it to me when they desire??

[floridatennisdude]

Returner calling out the score, for sure. My service routine is to say the score when I approach the baseline to serve & is part of my routine.

I don't mind someone asking the score, as I always announce it. It just bugs me when someone feels they need to be the one in charge of announcing it for me.

[NoQuarter]

A partner in doubles that insists on telling you how to play the game.....and then blows all his shots.

[mikeler]

When a person calls my first serve into the net out. Thanks Genius.

[Cindysphinx]

As a player: Players who return obviously out serves. Always. Every single time.

As a player: Partners who say they cannot hit good shots because the opponents are not giving them enough pace.

As a captain: Players who won't read or acknowledge emails so that I have to dig out their phone number and call them.

As a captain: Players who accept an invitation to be on the team, have me hold the spot for months, and then bail without good cause.

As a captain: Players who receive an invitation to be on a team and ignore it because they cannot be bothered to type a simple, "Sorry, I can't."

As a person: People who are habitually late.

[tennis_ocd]

Those that don't call my close first serves (especially teams); making me wait to see if they move over.

I used to feel guilty - as if this burden was on me (and I always default to giving all doubt to opponent.) Now I just slide over.

Another; the shouted, "I THINK it was out" on a close ball.

[tennis tom]

"Players" who delay the game picking up balls from the vast reaches of the court's corners, even when the server has two in hand and is ready to serve. If the server requests all the balls OK, because they do change after about five games. I think players, especially older ones (and I'm older), take the long slow walk to the fence corners to pick up the unnecessary errant ball for a breather and it becomes a habit, whether a rest is needed or not. A good player will be aware of where all three (or better yet four) balls are even being able to discern a ball in opponent's pockets. It just makes the game move faster and you get to hit more balls which is the point of playing, having fun hitting balls. If I see the chronic corner picker-upper start his perp walk, I'll yell, "I have two." These are usually the same players who are more interested in who and what is going on on the adjacent courts rather than their own. When you toss them a ball to hold it goes by them because they aren't paying attention to what's going on on their own court.

[Harl Goodman]

Net courts are funny.
If I hit one and it wins me the point, I should apologize.
The flip side - If I hit what would have been a great passing shot, but it clips the net and sits up for a giant put away ... nobody is going to apologize to me.

[10smonkey]

Paying damn good money to play indoors.....and then having the "tennis Pro" "teach" a clinic of 16-20 high school age mindless ball bashers on court next to me ..and then complain about me when i complain about the noise and distraction of kids walking behind my court and hitting ball into the side netting as they are waiting for their turn to wail a forehand off the freaking back wall. puuulllllllleeeeeeezzzzzzzeee