YellowFedBetter
Hall of Fame
No, not all French people act like idiots. But many in the RG crowd do.
AO 2018 to have a shot clock, 16 seeds at slams from 2019
TheAssassin
G.O.A.T.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
Oh, I'm so expecting Djokovic to have a say in this
Bartelby
Bionic Poster
There was a later article from the same source explicitly correcting what it said was the previous erroneous impression that the decision applied to the whole tournament.
I tried looking for an official source document but was unsuccessful.
I tried looking for an official source document but was unsuccessful.
augustobt
Legend
hahahaha great pickup
watungga
Professional
For those who oppose the 25-secs shot clock, watch this:
Chanwan
G.O.A.T.
cheers,
strange if all other media has it backwards and there's no source with the correct news to be found
Bartelby
Bionic Poster
I find it hard to break the bad news to you, but the media mostly rewrites the PR spiel given to them and if that is ambiguous then so too is their report.
In the article cited, there is no explicit reference to the shot clock being in the main drawer, and it is specifically also said that the AO was granted a waiver to introduce it.
And this waiver specifically mentions the qualification use at the USO as the template the AO is drawing on.
My feeling that if the AO was introducing a 25 second shot clock system it would not be doing it as a lone wolf.
The new 16 seed system from 2019 is for all slams and I'd expect a shot clock system to require unanimity.
In the article cited, there is no explicit reference to the shot clock being in the main drawer, and it is specifically also said that the AO was granted a waiver to introduce it.
And this waiver specifically mentions the qualification use at the USO as the template the AO is drawing on.
My feeling that if the AO was introducing a 25 second shot clock system it would not be doing it as a lone wolf.
The new 16 seed system from 2019 is for all slams and I'd expect a shot clock system to require unanimity.
True Fanerer
G.O.A.T.
My apologies DELETE
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cockneyDjoker
Hall of Fame
Why do they introduce this 16 seed rule when fed is almost retired 
The ATP are so far up this mans ass that they'll try anything to protect his slam record.
The 32 seeds was introduced when he started winning slams and ends when he's finished. Seems very legit.
The ATP are so far up this mans ass that they'll try anything to protect his slam record.
The 32 seeds was introduced when he started winning slams and ends when he's finished. Seems very legit.
QuadCam
Professional
Couldn't agree more. To put the racquet up to make the server wait is very disrespectful. Horrible behaviour. The receiver must adjust to the servers tempo. That's the rules. It should be possible to give the receiver a warning for disrupting the server's rhythm. Nadal is breaking the rules as a tactic. And is never punished for it
Couldn't agree more. To put the racquet up to make the server wait is very disrespectful. Horrible behaviour. The receiver must adjust to the servers tempo. That's the rules. It should be possible to give the receiver a warning for disrupting the server's rhythm. Nadal is breaking the rules as a tactic. And is never punished for it
Haha.... Can you imagine in the NFL if the defense told the QB "hold on. Don't snap the ball yet. we're not quite ready yet."
Tennis_Hands
Banned
Why do they introduce this 16 seed rule when fed is almost retired
The ATP are so far up this mans ass that they'll try anything to protect his slam record.
The 32 seeds was introduced when he started winning slams and ends when he's finished. Seems very legit.
Djoko is also almost retired.
As is the Nadal.
Just saying.
helterskelter
G.O.A.T.
At each individual event, this should indeed be the case:
17-32 get advantage of two rounds they should win, whereas before they had a good chance of facing a higher-ranked player in the first two rounds. (On the other hand, they now almost certainly have a tough third round).
33 and below can no longer hope for a draw to open up so much.
Top players less directly affected, although they do have the benefit of it being easier to move up through the gears in week 1. (Think, say, of how much easier Graf would have found Wimbledon 94 had she not been able to play McNeil in round 1).
But that's only the short-term effect. The medium- and long-term ramification of that scenario happening at every event is that it's harder for lower-ranked players to move up in the rankings, and the logical corollary of that is that it is easier for the higher-ranked players to stay at the top of the rankings.
Chanwan
G.O.A.T.
Well, given you're yet to cite the amendments to the Euronews article with an actual link, I hate to break it to you, but I take what I read at the NYT and Reuters above what you claim to have read one place without providing a link to the content.
Here's Reuters, and it seems as if the AO is more than ready to be a lone wolf:
The Grand Slam Board, responsible for the rules at the four majors, confirmed on Tuesday that the Australian Open’s request to raise the time from 20 to 25 seconds and strictly enforce it with an electronic shot-clock had been accepted.
The three other slams will also allow 25 seconds, bringing them into line with regular Tour events, but are not currently scheduled to have shot-clocks.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...o-feature-25-second-shot-clocks-idUSKBN1DL25T
Shaolin
Talk Tennis Guru
Why do they introduce this 16 seed rule when fed is almost retired
The ATP are so far up this mans ass that they'll try anything to protect his slam record.
The 32 seeds was introduced when he started winning slams and ends when he's finished. Seems very legit.
cockneyDjoker
Hall of Fame
Nole if he's motivated has at least another 5 slam winning years ahead. He's nowhere near done yet
Tennis_Hands
Banned
Nole if he's motivated has at least another 5 slam winning years ahead. He's nowhere near done yet
While that might be true in principle, it will not be as straightforward as you imagine it.
In five years Dimitrov will be beating Djokovic left, right and center.
Do not think that just because Federer is doing it everyone can.
Also, you don't know what will be the conditions on the tour.
If they revert back to being fast Djoko will have really small place in the whole picture.
I think that you are getting a little carried away with this year's results.
What Federer and Nadal did is nothing short of amazing and it will take a monumental effort to repeat it, and while Djokovic certainly possesses everything necessary to be a contender sometimes that is not enough.
I see him having one or two huge seasons than having 5 with moderate results. Just my opinion, though.
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