Benoit Kyrgios
Rookie
Been playing a local tournament, singles, during a rally the opponent shouted out "C'mon! C'mon" (to himself, the ball to drop inside the court, or who knows) after getting to a ball to the corner and hitting a defensive lob. The shout occured on the ball's way down, before the bounce, on my side of the court, when i was prePairing to hit it. I stopped the play and wanted to claim the point. The opponent was apparently oblivious to the rule and didn't want to make a hindrance. We replayed the point since i wanted to keep it friendly.
Is this an intentional or unintenional hindrance? I vote for intentional since it was the guy who shouted, and not some outside force. But you could also argue for it being unintentional, since he didn't intend to make a hindrance, and i had time left to hit the shot, since it was during the lob. But since i watched it on TV plenty of times, i just naturally stopped the rally. And of course i wanted the point, and i wasn't happy with the opponent's shouting. How would you rule it?
Is this an intentional or unintenional hindrance? I vote for intentional since it was the guy who shouted, and not some outside force. But you could also argue for it being unintentional, since he didn't intend to make a hindrance, and i had time left to hit the shot, since it was during the lob. But since i watched it on TV plenty of times, i just naturally stopped the rally. And of course i wanted the point, and i wasn't happy with the opponent's shouting. How would you rule it?