tennisnoob3
Professional
Agreed, American tennis is full of whiners.
1) Shell out a thousand dollars to fly to a tournament, rent a car, stay in a motel...
Junior is cheated in the first round, and the line judge is having his lunch break.
2) Invest all this money in the sport ( thousands) and they change the rules in the middle of the game on you.
3) The organization you would like to complain to is a good old boy network and you are on the outside.
4) Lack of transparency in regards to ages.
The above seems unfair and unjust to me.
I don't think it is whining to talk about what should be changed.
I think we are lucky that Dallas at least comes on this board, and has a discussion.
I complained last year to the National office about a national tournament ( the ref was the boy's coach),
and guess what, this facility has the tennis tournament again this year!
So, yeah, I do want to complain about it, but no one is listening...
That would be an interesting thread, "Best and Worst Tournament Experiences"
My only question is would you name the sites?
lolwut? kids who are truly the best will rise to the top. getting cheated in the first round wouldnt happen unless it was a close match or the kid is a pushover and lets it happen instead of refusing to play until a line judge appears or learns to "cheat back" to warn the other player.
how have the rules changed???