Serena continues to foot fault.

[AR15]

During the AO, It was obvious that Serena was foot faulting quite often on her serve.

In last night's match, a side view of her serving, clearly show her toes stand on the line before she struck the ball. Finally, in the 3rd set, she was called on a foot fault.

She foot faults more on the deuce side. She stands with her left foot parallel to the baseline, about an inch from the line. As she turns, she pivots on her left heel, and fairly often pushes her toes down on the line before she strikes the ball.

I'm wondering why she doesn't get called for it more often. Are the line people not paying attention, or are they intimidated by her?

 

[LuckyR]

Well, since it is not her job to call FFs, it certainly is not her issue.

As to your guess that the linepeople are intimidated by her or are of poor quality. My guess is your original premise much more likely to be in error than either of those guesses.

Did you see the FF called late in the Stephen's match? Serena and the lineman had a pleasant conversation about which foot was at fault so she could avoid FFing in the match.

 

[jwjh]

Erm, maybe because she doesn't actually foot fault as often as you think? Maybe it is just that her service motion as you described makes her more prone to foot faults.

 

[AR15]

Our beloved commentators acknowledged the early foot fault (the one that wasn't called, and where the tv camera's views was from the side.) I saw a few other footfaults from watching her Australian Open matches on TV, and I've seen them live when I watched her play at the US Open. And as everyone knows, she's been called on them in other matches.

I'm suspecting you deniers, are Serena fans that refuse to look at this objectively.

 

[woodrow1029]

I'm suspecting you deniers, are Serena fans that refuse to look at this objectively.

You just lost all credibility with that comment.

 

[AR15]

Well, since it is not her job to call FFs, it certainly is not her issue.

That was a stupid response. Who suggested it was her job?

As to your guess that the linepeople are intimidated by her or are of poor quality. My guess is your original premise much more likely to be in error than either of those guesses.

Another stupid response. Can you read or is your problem reading comprehension? I didn't make a guess. I posed a question.

 

[AR15]

You just lost all credibility with that comment.

My credibility lies in the FACT that she had two documented foot faults in the match, and I simply said I saw several more. Why be an arse?

 

[heninfan99]

I actually think foot faulting doesn't matter unless you're a serve & volleyer --then it's an unfair advantage.

A third of all the USTA league players foot fault. Most don't care.
Several times captains point out that someone on my team is doing this and then I simply point to the players on their team that do it. It's just funny.

 

[woodrow1029]

My credibility lies in the FACT that she had two documented foot faults in the match, and I simply said I saw several more. Why be an arse?

The broadcaster, after Serena's foot fault was called, said something like, "I thought she foot faulted on one earlier in the match".

And if there was one other that maybe she foot faulted on, that was close, not 100% clear to the line umpire from their angle (as sometimes on one side of the net the line umpire seeing the feet from the front of the player can see something more clearly than the line umpire on the other side of the net looking from beihind the player, or vice versa), why call it if not 100% sure.

As for the several others you supposedly saw, what was your view point?

 

[Ellipses]

Another stupid response. Can you read or is your problem reading comprehension? I didn't make a guess. I posed a question.

You posed a question, which would imply that you are inviting answers whether or not they agree with your personal opinion. Yet when these responses come, you just call them stupid and make personal inferences and attacks. That is not conducive to a proper discussion.

 

[smoledman]

They called a FF on Tsonga that altered the match. Federer pays off the linespeople. Probably $10K each. The way it works is Fed sets up a $100K bank account in Melbourne right before the tournament. Then he directs his people to use this as the "bribe fund" to be liberally sprinkled about the umpires, linespeople and officials.

 

[RogerRacket111]

You should investigate if we really went to the moon

 

[woodrow1029]

They called a FF on Tsonga that altered the match. Federer pays off the linespeople. Probably $10K each.

I should go back to being a fulltime line umpire then!

 

[Ellipses]

They called a FF on Tsonga that altered the match. Federer pays off the linespeople. Probably $10K each. The way it works is Fed sets up a $100K bank account in Melbourne right before the tournament. Then he directs his people to use this as the "bribe fund" to be liberally sprinkled about the umpires, linespeople and officials.

But that would only be ten people's worth of bribes!

 

[adidasman]

Well, since it is not her job to call FFs, it certainly is not her issue.

As to your guess that the linepeople are intimidated by her or are of poor quality. My guess is your original premise much more likely to be in error than either of those guesses.

Did you see the FF called late in the Stephen's match? Serena and the lineman had a pleasant conversation about which foot was at fault so she could avoid FFing in the match.

Yeah, it's just her job to abide by the rules of the sport.

 

[AR15]

Serena has a well documented history of foot faulting as you all know.

I pointed out that in this tournament, not just last night, I have seen her foot fault several times, of which two were clearly documented in last nights match.

I made a claim that she continues to foot fault. The response I get here is akin to someone having personally assaulted her.

puzzling? I probably could have voiced a similiar observation about Nadal, Federer, or Sharapova, and gotten at least a little agreement.

 

[woodrow1029]

I'm suspecting you deniers, are Serena fans that refuse to look at this objectively.

That was a stupid response. Who suggested it was her job?

Another stupid response. Can you read or is your problem reading comprehension? I didn't make a guess. I posed a question.

Why be an arse?

I made a claim that she continues to foot fault. The response I get here is akin to someone having personally assaulted her.

You make comments like this, yet you wonder why people don't take your thread seriously.

 

[rainingaces]

Her next grand slam final they should get that asian woman that called her at the us open to watch one baseline. I wouldnt blame her if she called a few footfaults either.

 

[luvly]

the reason you are getting these type of responses is because this a pointless thread. Serena isn't the first, last, or only player to foot fault. plenty of foot faults aren't called regardless of the player....what exactly is your point?

 

[tennis_ocd]

She also had a double fault and lost a couple net points.

 

[AR15]

the reason you are getting these type of responses is because this a pointless thread. Serena isn't the first, last, or only player to foot fault. plenty of foot faults aren't called regardless of the player....what exactly is your point?

I'll repost my original question ("point) for those of you with minimal reading comprehension skills: From the 1st post in the thread: "I'm wondering why she doesn't get called for it (foot faulting) more often. Are the lines people not paying attention, or are they intimidated by her?"

To make the last question softer and easier to understand, I'll rephrase it: Do YOU think they (the lines people) are intimidated by her?

 

[slowfox]

A third of all the USTA league players foot fault. Most don't care. Several times captains point out that someone on my team is doing this and then I simply point to the players on their team that do it. It's just funny.

I don't understand the lax attitude towards foot-faulting in the rec leagues. I worked hard to make sure I can serve without doing it, so why can't others? Maybe we can expand the service box "unofficially" to accommodate those with less precise serves. And baseline, let's just say that a little out is still in.

But that would only be ten people's worth of bribes!

Used judiciously, 10 well executed bribes can win a championship.