I can see that there's a "bad line call" thread and this is not the same.
First of all, I don't get involved with dodgy line calls unless they are ridiculous. If they're close, I could be wrong, so I don't get involved. I really don't care.
I've never made a deliberately dishonest line call in my life, but it doesn't mean that I make or receive perfect ones either for or against me in singles or doubles. That's tennis and life, I get on with it.
So, that aside, here's the question.
I'm from the UK, now in Canada for a while. I've played numerous singles and doubles competitions ranging from club, to LTA ratings, ITF seniors and represented the county at seniors level. I'm not new to the sport, let's put it that way.
Recently I had a disagreement with a partner over a point of etiquette regarding line calls as a doubles team, which I have never come across before. If this is the way that you guys play, I will absolutely not disagree and I'll take it on board, no worries.
"In doubles, the partner who is furthest away cannot call the lines, whether down the line or the baseline, ever. The person closest has to do it alone".
This is totally new to me. In my past UK experience you both call the lines as a team and if you disagree, you give the benefit to the opponent unless you think you got it wrong badly. Sure, some people have better views and it's certainly not necessarily the nearest person either. You're a team, you sort it out.
I'm now at the point where I just play every ball as "in" now even when it look clearly out/in if he calls as the nearest player. I don't get involved. Life is too short to argue about a game of tennis.
I'm assured that it is a USTA rule, but I can't find it. If it is an "unofficial" rule that you have over here, sure I'll roll with it. I just want to know.
First of all, I don't get involved with dodgy line calls unless they are ridiculous. If they're close, I could be wrong, so I don't get involved. I really don't care.
I've never made a deliberately dishonest line call in my life, but it doesn't mean that I make or receive perfect ones either for or against me in singles or doubles. That's tennis and life, I get on with it.
So, that aside, here's the question.
I'm from the UK, now in Canada for a while. I've played numerous singles and doubles competitions ranging from club, to LTA ratings, ITF seniors and represented the county at seniors level. I'm not new to the sport, let's put it that way.
Recently I had a disagreement with a partner over a point of etiquette regarding line calls as a doubles team, which I have never come across before. If this is the way that you guys play, I will absolutely not disagree and I'll take it on board, no worries.
"In doubles, the partner who is furthest away cannot call the lines, whether down the line or the baseline, ever. The person closest has to do it alone".
This is totally new to me. In my past UK experience you both call the lines as a team and if you disagree, you give the benefit to the opponent unless you think you got it wrong badly. Sure, some people have better views and it's certainly not necessarily the nearest person either. You're a team, you sort it out.
I'm now at the point where I just play every ball as "in" now even when it look clearly out/in if he calls as the nearest player. I don't get involved. Life is too short to argue about a game of tennis.
I'm assured that it is a USTA rule, but I can't find it. If it is an "unofficial" rule that you have over here, sure I'll roll with it. I just want to know.