ATP time limit between points?

[woodrow1029]

What is the allotted time between games (not changing sides)?

I just answered your question in your other thread.

 

[coloskier]

While Nadal clearly takes longer than some players between serves, there is no way he take more than 25 seconds - maybe it just seems that way for his opponents who are desperately trying to find a way to beat him

I hope you realize that the clock starts from the second the last point ends.

 

[6-2/6-4/6-0]

I agree 100%. Rushing is the worst thing. It will always work against you.

If you give me 2 minutes, I can get my act together between the worst of errors. Tennis is a sport governed by rules, and those rules don't say "serve once you've been able to regain your composure," they say you have 25 seconds. If you can't get yourself together in 25 seconds, then you shouldn't win the point - tennis is supposed to be as much a mental contest as a physical one. Seems that having a caveman like Nadal at the top of the sport for too long has made everyone forget this.

Sure, poly strings are part of the reason that the game has changed - they comply with the rules of the sport, so while I would like them banned, I can live with them - but when you stop enforcing the rules and that changes the sport, I have a big problem with it. A huge problem actually...

 

[gopokes]

I DVR most of the tennis I watch, because you can get through most of the match in almost half the time - especially when Djoker/Rafa are playing. Even DelPo plays slow. I use the FF 30 sec feature, which gets me close to the next point most of the time. If the match is tight, the time between points becomes close to 40 seconds pretty routinely. I think the real enemy of the 25 second clock is the towel - do away with the towels, and guys won't know what to do with themselves. Even Rafa can't pick his crack for 30 seconds without feeling at least a little weird about it...

 

[Shaolin]

I have a 30 second skip key on my Dish DVR that I use when Nadal, Sharapova or Djokovic are playing. They're all usually a little bit under 30 seconds.

Best thing ever. I hit skip as soon as the point is over and the server is usually bouncing the ball to serve the next point. I love the 30 second skip button.

 

[SLD76]

If you give me 2 minutes, I can get my act together between the worst of errors. Tennis is a sport governed by rules, and those rules don't say "serve once you've been able to regain your composure," they say you have 25 seconds. If you can't get yourself together in 25 seconds, then you shouldn't win the point - tennis is supposed to be as much a mental contest as a physical one. Seems that having a caveman like Nadal at the top of the sport for too long has made everyone forget this.

Sure, poly strings are part of the reason that the game has changed - they comply with the rules of the sport, so while I would like them banned, I can live with them - but when you stop enforcing the rules and that changes the sport, I have a big problem with it. A huge problem actually...

/thread.

*turns off lights*

 

[furryballs]

it is 20 seconds in slams not 25

 

[Bartelby]

Sharapova wanders off toward the back of the court while receiving and seems to cause the server to take longer than necessary - to add another layer of complication.

 

[conkerzzz]

I care less about how much they go over the limit, and more about how much time they take ONCE they are at the line. I hate watching DJoker play they most cause once he's at the line, and bounces the ball 10 times before he serves... as a returner that really throws you off and personally that would annoy the the heck of me.

I feel that as long as they are within time limit, it's none of your business how servers prepare, it's part of the game. If you served, would you appreciate your opponent having opinions about your rituals?