Annoying Habits?

[Pumpkin]

Just a fun thread I am making here. Are there any habits of pro players that annoy you , either past or present, or of someone you've played, or maybe even yourself ?

For me I get irritated by Shapovalov bouncing the ball between his legs before serving. Got very annoyed by Azarenka flicking her hair before serving. I wanted to get a pair of scissors and chop off her ponytail ( not sure if she does it anymore).

A player I played against would take ages to serve and at the end stick his backside towards you for an extended moment. Very off putting.

 

[Novichok]

 

[Pumpkin]

Hahahaha. He even still combs his hair back even though he now has short hair.

 

[Sudacafan]

Nothing beats Isner pre serve ball pass between legs. Shapo is close, with an added hoppity hop.

 

[meametz]

I also get annoyed by the Shapo bounce. I also dislike most of Shapo's self-boosting shrieks

On the other end of the spectrum, i enjoy Murray's clock-like grip change move before the serve (Konta also does sth similar) and Fed's spinning the racquet between his hands when getting ready to return

 

[Linelicker]

Rafa's shorts activity, no doubt - and I'm a fan!

 

[Pumpkin]

Nothing beats Isner pre serve ball pass between legs. Shapo is close, with an added hoppity hop.

They do it as if to say this is an amazing skill that only I can do when anyone could do it.

 

[Pumpkin]

I also get annoyed by the Shapo bounce. I also dislike most of Shapo's self-boosting shrieks

On the other end of the spectrum, i enjoy Murray's clock-like grip change move before the serve (Konta also does sth similar) and Fed's spinning the racquet between his hands when getting ready to return

That's a great point. Habits that are appealing. I also like those ones.

 

[TimHenmanATG]

Andy Roddick's shirt hitch.

 

[ollinger]

ALL PLAYERS sifting through 4 balls before deciding which 2 to serve with. Along the same lines, players who then let the two discarded balls roll back, making the ball kids bend down unnecessarily (Thiem, along with a few others, is always kind enough to bounce the balls back to the ballkids.)

 

[Pumpkin]

ALL PLAYERS sifting through 4 balls before deciding which 2 to serve with. Along the same lines, players who then let the two discarded balls roll back, making the ball kids bend down unnecessarily (Thiem, along with a few others, is always kind enough to bounce the balls back to the ballkids.)

Amen. And as if the balls are any different. Thank goodness they have to fetch their own towel at the moment.

 

[Sudacafan]

Andy Roddick's shirt hitch.

He owes a fair amount of royalties to Connors for that.

 

[sredna42]

Just a fun thread I am making here. Are there any habits of pro players that annoy you , either past or present, or of someone you've played, or maybe even yourself ?

For me I get irritated by Shapovalov bouncing the ball between his legs before serving. Got very annoyed by Azarenka flicking her hair before serving. I wanted to get a pair of scissors and chop off her ponytail ( not sure if she does it anymore).

A player I played against would take ages to serve and at the end stick his backside towards you for an extended moment. Very off putting.

Cilic's serve routine makes me sick.
Players who do the extended grunt, starting well after they hit the ball. They have a special place in Hell waiting for them.
Nadal & all his deviant idiosyncracies of course too.

 

[Sudacafan]

Cilic's serve routine makes me sick.
Players who do the extended grunt, starting well after they hit the ball. They have a special place in Hell waiting for them.
Nadal & all his deviant idiosyncracies of course too.

Nadal's routines are highly irritant, but I tend to forgive him because he is very epic.

 

[sredna42]

Nadal's routines are highly irritant, but I tend to forgive him because he is very epic.

picking his vestigial tail out of his shorts, just no

 

[Pumpkin]

Cilic's serve routine makes me sick.
Players who do the extended grunt, starting well after they hit the ball. They have a special place in Hell waiting for them.
Nadal & all his deviant idiosyncracies of course too.

 

[Gerco]

Gasquet going for the same ball after he wins a point during his serve games.

 

[Bambooman]

Mostly old guys in league doubles who do this sort of exaggerated slow motion routine before serving. Very much that "are you seeing what I'm doing here"? Especially when time is running out on the last game.
Another younger guy holds his racquet up vertically in front of his face with the ball pressed to it and then holds that pose for about 5 seconds minimum while staring into the other court.

Also the Shapo bounce.

 

[Sudacafan]

Gasquet going for the same ball after he wins a point during his serve games.

Not that serious, I think. You have to pay much attention to that, or be advised of it.

 

[Sudacafan]

Mostly old guys in league doubles who do this sort of exaggerated slow motion routine before serving. Very much that "are you seeing what I'm doing here"? Especially when time is running out on the last game.
Another younger guy holds his racquet up vertically in front of his face with the ball pressed to it and then holds that pose for about 5 seconds minimum while staring into the other court.

Also the Shapo bounce.

Any old guys doubles interaction, to complete the idea.

Edit: By old, I mean guys past a 10 years older than me moving threshold.

 

[Visionary]

Hewitt sucked with his chains and cap

 

[Sudacafan]

Hewitt sucked with his chains and cap

Come on!!!!

 

[SinneGOAT]

Nothing beats Isner pre serve ball pass between legs.

Americans

 

[Sudacafan]

Americans

Aren't you trying too hard to be a popular user here?

 

[SinneGOAT]

Aren't you trying too hard to be a popular user here?

I just enjoy talking about tennis, I see many people in my local area do the in between the legs thing.

 

[Sudacafan]

I just enjoy talking about tennis, I see many people in my local area do the in between the legs thing.

Just don't talk to them.

 

[Bambooman]

Any old guys doubles interaction, to complete the idea.

Edit: By old, I mean guys past a 10 years older than me moving threshold.

True. I just constantly repeat a "never start doing that" mantra in my head while playing them.

 

[Terenigma]

- Literally everything Nadal does before he serves
- Gamesmanship grunting. If i had to single a player out, i would say Azarenka. Her high pitch owl mating call is unbareable.
- Tsitsipas's bathroom breaks
- Kyrgios audibly talking to himself in the third person after losing a point or game saying stuff like "What you doing bro? What was that?"

Nothing else really springs to mind as a specific player, on the whole i would say a long time ball bouncing or constantly going for towels between points even if its an ace can be irratating but that's a few players, not just one.

 

[tennis tom]

Those girly headbands as worn by Seb Korda and Lorenzo Musetti.

 

[Bambooman]

Those girly headbands as worn by Seb Korda and Lorenzo Musetti.

Thiem likes those too.

 

[Lleytonstation]

When Djoker wins or Fed loses.

 

[junior74]

The Boob Throw deserves mentioning. That's pure evil!

 

[kevin qmto]

Hahahaha. He even still combs his hair back even though he now has short hair.

I bet he’ll still do it in 10 years when he has no hair at all.

 

[lizjo]

Mostly old guys in league doubles who do this sort of exaggerated slow motion routine before serving. Very much that "are you seeing what I'm doing here"? Especially when time is running out on the last game.
Another younger guy holds his racquet up vertically in front of his face with the ball pressed to it and then holds that pose for about 5 seconds minimum while staring into the other court.

Also the Shapo bounce.

Doesn't Karatsev do something similar? Maybe when waiting for the serve.

 

[travlerajm]

They do it as if to say this is an amazing skill that only I can do when anyone could do it.

You should try it. It enables you to serve like Isner and Shapo.

 

[kevin qmto]

Doesn't Karatsev do something similar? Maybe when waiting for the serve.

That’s just his ready position. I think the poster is talking about weird service tics. Like getting into the service motion pose, then standing like a statue for 5 seconds “finding your center” or some BS before actually serving.

 

[lizjo]

That’s just his ready position. I think the poster is talking about weird service tics. Like getting into the service motion pose, then standing like a statue for 5 seconds “finding your center” or some BS before actually serving.

Thanks. I think it looks weird, though haha!

 

[tennis tom]

The Boob Throw deserves mentioning. That's pure evil!

If it was Halep instead of Nole it would be OK!

 

[Third Serve]

Cilic ball bounce

 

[junior74]

If it was Halep instead of Nole it would be OK!

Nah. Desperation is unattractive in all forms, even Halep's.

 

[sureshs]

Amen. And as if the balls are any different. Thank goodness they have to fetch their own towel at the moment.

If you play at a high level, you will care about how much ball hair (fuzz) is present.

 

[sureshs]

If it was Halep instead of Nole it would be OK!

Why do you always make dirty jokes on a family forum?

 

[thisiscrazy]

The little fist tap on the thigh when getting ready to return a serve. I think Sharapova did this and now a lot do.

Also strange that it seems only women players who do this. Never seen a male player do it.

 

[tennis tom]

Why do you always make dirty jokes on a family forum?

Learned it from u hypocrite--do u have a problem with the female anatomy?--do u have a family?--put this site on PG then, children could be easily lead astray by the goings on here.

 

[aldeayeah]

Eternal random bouncing à la Cilic / Djokovic gets on my nerves.

With Nadal, as long-winded as his routine is, at least there's an indication of progress as he moves from one step to the next. It's like a loading bar, predictable. You know you can check the phone for a few seconds lol.

 

[Sysyphus]

Grigolo's unfortunate habit of CHOKING away matches ad infinitum

 

[tennis tom]

The little fist tap on the thigh when getting ready to return a serve. I think Sharapova did this and now a lot do.

Also strange that it seems only women players who do this. Never seen a male player do it.

While we're on Sharpova, her walking back to the fence to regain her focus while staring down at her racket--players are emulating her routine--waste of time.

 

[tennis tom]

Tracey Austin's hippity-hop dance --the men are doing it now too--I guess it's to wake up their sleeping legs?--looks ridiculous when the men do it.

 

[N01E]

Butt picking and sniffing, Roddick's shirt fixing, Gasquet ball bouncing, Cilic shaking his leg and the whole serve routine (makes me feel like I'm about to get a heart attack), Zverev showing his abs and biting chains and whatever Bartoli was doing

 

[Sudacafan]

Butt picking and sniffing, Roddick's shirt fixing, Gasquet ball bouncing, Cilic shaking his leg and the whole serve routine (makes me feel like I'm about to get a heart attack), Zverev showing his abs and biting chains and whatever Bartoli was doing

That can’t be surpassed.