Toni Nadal: ´umpires should be selected from a group of professional players´

[Gut4Tennis]

Toni Nadal talked about the time-violation rule, which allows only 20 seconds of pause between two points. Rafael Nadal during his match played against Kei Nishikori has many time passed the time limit. During the third set, when the two players were 4-4 40-40, Rafael took once again more than 20 seconds to start the point. This time, the umpire Evanthia Asderaki punished the Spaniard, and Nadal wasn't allowed to serve with the first serve. The World No.1 has made a gesture to clearly show his bother. "I think it would be better if the umpires were selected from a group of professional players, who know how to deal with a situation during a tense moment" - said uncle Toni Nadal to a Spanish radio yesterday - "We had a problem with umpire Asderaki. Sometimes, when umpires are not former professional players they don't really understand the game. It's just like it happens in soccer. It would be much better if the umpires were former professional players, maybe even better if not top players. That way they could find a way to gain more money from the sport and they would be enthusiastic. They would have to change everything. It would be good because these guys would have already found themselves in similar situations, thus they would know how to deal with it. In soccer it's easy to understand when there is a penalty kick, in tennis is the same. I just hope that the umpire in the final will be more prepared".

Finally, Toni also talked about the time-violation rule: "to slow down the rhythm of the match would be better for the spectators as well who watch the encounter live. To produce spectacle is better not to have the game running too fast".

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[Rock Strongo]

Uuhm... No.

 

[Mustard]

20 seconds is a ridiculous rule. Even Federer was taking longer than that at times.

 

[Manus Domini]

No, sorry. Rules ought be enforced universally. You can't be subjective about this.

Plus, if the umpire understands the tense situation, surely he understands the situation from the receiver's end--and that doesn't favor a change in pace.

 

[imajica77]

PATHETIC!!!! The crap that comes out of his mouth!!!!!

 

[henryshli]

Was Toni a professional tennis player? If not then what makes him a better judge than a current umpire?

 

[JustBob]

Ridiculous.

 

[FD3S]

To quote another poster on this very same topic:

I agree with Uncle Toni. I vote Soderling or Rosol.

 

[monfed]

Yes. Moya, Lopez and Dasco should umpire Nadal's matches. :lol:

 

[OddJack]

yeah it helps if they are from spain too

 

[SLD76]

Par for the course..team rafa think everything in the tour should benefit them:

more clay tourneys
less hc tourneys
2 year point system
no slippery fast courts
longer time between points

etc etc etc...

 

[Boom-Boom]

Pathetic. Not surprising for a guy violating coaching rules on every game.

 

[monfed]

Don't forget, 1 serve per point. That's my fav. :lol:

 

[Mustard]

Don't forget, 1 serve per point. That's my fav. :lol:

McEnroe has suggested the same thing.

 

[KillerServe]

McEnroe has suggested the same thing.

So what? I'm sure others have too.

 

[rh310]

Finally, Toni also talked about the time-violation rule: "to slow down the rhythm of the match would be better for the spectators as well who watch the encounter live. To produce spectacle is better not to have the game running too fast".

To produce spectacle it's also better not play a match where 80% of the shots are aimed at Federer's backhand, because that's boring as hell to watch.

But since that's what they do -- it's obviously an excellent and effective strategy -- it's clear they're only concerned with structuring things to Rafa's advantage.

Which is fine; winning and structuring a Nadal mythology is what they're supposed to try to do.

 

[gregor.b]

Par for the course..team rafa think everything in the tour should benefit them:

more clay tourneys
less hc tourneys
2 year point system
no slippery fast courts
longer time between points

etc etc etc...

Don't they also want everyone to use the opposite hand that they use naturally? After all, tennis was not meant to be easy.

 

[rh310]

McEnroe has suggested the same thing.

That's because he's still butthurt at being trounced by good servers.

 

[World Beater]

McEnroe has suggested the same thing.

my favorite by far has to be the suggestion of a higher net from toni nadal.

LOL.

yes indeed. i wonder who that benefits???

 

[cork_screw]

The rules are set forth by the commission of the ATP body. The umpires are just following what they are told to do.

If players have the way to hand select their own favored umpires, you're going to see a lot of umpires who are not going to follow the guidelines because they will want to get picked in future matches by coddling to players. Thus, the rules would slowly get more laxed and less enforced. The players just need to listen and obey the chair umps. In fact, I think they shouldn't even be allowed to take the verbal abuse that you see when players blow up on them. It's like in any sport, these people are the the rule enforcers, and you just need to listen to them and play the game. That's all. There shouldn't be anymore empowering the players by giving them selects of who they favor. Of course chair umps will want to officiate more games because that's how they earn a living, and they will coddle to players and that is not how it should be. Also have a problem when players ask the umpire if he should challenge or not challenge. It's not his decision, it's your decision, you make the call. I don't think there's any sport where the officials are more affraid of the players than in tennis. In NBA they would 'T' you up if you went on a Roddick rant.

 

[TheFifthSet]

my favorite by far has to be the suggestion of a higher net from toni nadal.

LOL.

yes indeed. i wonder who that benefits???

LMFAOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

 

[chjtennis]

I wouldn't take all of this guys comment seriously. He is a top coach, but he is a dumb manager. He creates hatred for his nephew with all these stupid remarks.

 

[Manus Domini]

New rule: ATP coaches must have ATP playing experience.

 

[World Beater]

To quote another poster on this very same topic:

LMAO.

Rosol, Soderling, Ljubicic.

 

[NEW_BORN]

McEnroe has suggested the same thing.

I don't mind the idea of 1 serve per point.
Sometimes i wonder why you should get 2 chances to make a serve.

As for time between points, i think it should be 30 secs but strictly enforced if broken.

 

[Manus Domini]

I don't mind the idea of 1 serve per point.
Sometimes i wonder why you should get 2 chances to make a serve.

You're trolling, right?

As for time between points, i think it should be 30 secs but strictly enforced if broken.

Better yet: 20 seconds, 10 second grace period. No one can be exact.

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

Toni = the best

 

[Chanwan]

"We had a problem with umpire Asderaki."

Problem being: She enforced the rules (to a very, very minor extent).
However, by virtue of Nadals and Tonis public hanging of her, Nadal didn't get any warnings vs. Federer and only one vs. Stan. Public attack against an umpire succeded -> umpires get scared -> less warnings in the future.

 

[NEW_BORN]

You're trolling, right?



Better yet: 20 seconds, 10 second grace period. No one can be exact.

I reckon 20 secs is just way too short after a taxing rally. Don't agree with the 10 sec grace period. I'd rather have the rule strictly enforced than having no consistency from umpire to umpire.

As for my comment on 1 serve per point, i'm open for the ATP to have a trial run in some smaller tournaments to see how it plays out.

 

[Manus Domini]

I reckon 20 secs is just way too short after a taxing rally. Don't agree with the 10 sec grace period. I'd rather have the rule strictly enforced than having no consistency from umpire to umpire.

Players don't exactly time to the second how long they've been out. That's why a grace period is good--no excuse.

As for my comment on 1 serve per point, i'm open for the ATP to have a trial run in some smaller tournaments to see how it plays out.

We know how it would go about. Second serve, second serve return, returner dominates point, easy to break, etc.

It would be the end of attacking tennis. It wouldn't even be tennis.

 

[NEW_BORN]

Players don't exactly time to the second how long they've been out. That's why a grace period is good--no excuse.

But the player can lose track of the grace period as well, unless they introduce a timer on court.

 

[Manus Domini]

But the player can lose track of the grace period as well, unless they introduce a timer on court.

Right, they can. But they're more likely to stay within the confines of a grace period than the exact time limit.

 

[Bartelby]

Nadal takes at least 20 seconds in the first game of the first set even when he serves four aces.

He has a fundamental mental weakness, like Djokovic, which results in his preparation being over cooked with elaborate fidgeting.

 

[THE FIGHTER]

McEnroe has suggested the same thing.

mcenroe and toni exist in a similar mind state, not surprising.