Bouncing the ball between your legs before serving

How should between the legs pre-serve ball bouncing be treated ?


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Zoolander

Hall of Fame
Man I feel myself getting old watching Isner constantly bouncing the ball between his legs like he’s some sort of performing clown. Hope the shot clock stops this sort of gratuitous timewasting! Tennis has to stamp this out before it becomes a menace.
 

Mainad

Bionic Poster
It should be banned for being sexist as it unfairly discriminates against the female players. :cool:
 

mbm0912

Hall of Fame
There's an American chick that does it and it's pretty cute. I want to throat punch Isner or that Canadian when they do it.
 

Fairhit

Hall of Fame
There's a number of books and teaching pros that recommend a serve routine, I prefer the ball between the legs over Zverev's shirt lifting or Nadal's crack picking, it's better than the incessant ball bouncing.
 

chjtennis

G.O.A.T.
Not worthy of a thread. It's not cool at all but if players want to do it, they can. Isner does it, Kyrgios used to do it, Shapo used to do it. Just looks a bit childish to me.
 

Ann

Hall of Fame
I like the ball bounce between the legs, In fact I absolutely love it. I think those that bounce their ball between their legs should be canonized.
 

Raindogs

Hall of Fame
One should only be allowed to do this after they've won at last a M1000 tourney.

That is to say, Isner has earned the right while young Shaps has not.
 

Sudacafan

Bionic Poster
A thousand pardons, My Lord. :oops:
People not affected at all by the between the legs Isner bounce have a big advantage over us who don’t. They’ve got an immense amount of self control, nothing in life can bother them. They can take victory and defeat, those Kipling famous impostors, with the same attitude.
In one word, they’ve made it, and they will not fear anything in life. I really envy them.
 

DarthKYS

New User
You should be shot on site. Firing squad immediately comes out and finishes the dirty work while the umpire says "game, set, match,..." and lifts your body out right as he finishes talking. Whole thing should take less that 9 seconds.
 

Sudacafan

Bionic Poster
You should be shot on site. Firing squad immediately comes out and finishes the dirty work while the umpire says "game, set, match,..." and lifts your body out right as he finishes talking. Whole thing should take less that 9 seconds.
Very good material considering it’s your second post in this forum.
I can’t imagine what you will be able to produce when you reach the 1000th.
 

Tshooter

G.O.A.T.
You should be shot on site. Firing squad immediately comes out and finishes the dirty work while the umpire says "game, set, match,..." and lifts your body out right as he finishes talking. Whole thing should take less that 9 seconds.

 
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