The shot clock is set at 25 seconds when the ball ballkid brings the towel, and 25 seconds when the player has to fetch the towel. It takes longer for the player to fetch the towel than if it's brought to him. Either it's 25 secs with the ballkid bringing the towel or 30 seconds if the player fetches it himself.
Tsitsipas Too Lazy To Get His Own Towel
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BrokenGears
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First off, we can’t quantity sweat unless you have some stats showing how much tennis players sweatvs whatever sport you play in comparison
Second, ye I sweat a **** ton and so do a lot of tennis players.
These can be 10 minute long games, 20+ shot rallies, running back and forth, up and down, for someone like me and a lot of others, with the sun beating down AND humidity. Bu the end of a point we’re sweating buckets and are racquets are covered with sweat and someone like with me glasses is even worse off
Sure ball boys don’t have to do anything but give balls, but we need towels
Vlad_C
Semi-Pro
They should definitely put an end to this ball-kid = towel-servant nonsense.
For one thing, touching a towel dripping with some guy's sweat is disgusting enough in itself.
On top of that, I've seen players playing with a cold/flu/who-knows-what-virus, wiping their entire face with the towel, and then throwing it at a poor ball kid who has no choice but to handle that disgusting germ-infested rag.
The towel rack idea is great, and should be implemented ASAP.
For one thing, touching a towel dripping with some guy's sweat is disgusting enough in itself.
On top of that, I've seen players playing with a cold/flu/who-knows-what-virus, wiping their entire face with the towel, and then throwing it at a poor ball kid who has no choice but to handle that disgusting germ-infested rag.
The towel rack idea is great, and should be implemented ASAP.
Christoforos Giatzakis
Rookie
such a big misconception for Greek people.....
This...
This is not a political forum.
It's easy to degrade people from your laptop having no real idea for what has happened in a foreign country.
Christoforos Giatzakis
Rookie
The number in this article is an underestimation at best... I would say the real number of working hours exceeds 50 per week...
Anyway this is a tennis forum...
The Harkleroad
Rookie
When did this tower-after-every-point thing get out of hand?
Just watched a Hewitt-Agassi 2002 US Open match on Youtube- there's very few towelling in between points. Hewitt was just using his shirt to wipe sweat off his face in between points. Agassi used a towel here and there but it's very quick- just wipe his face/bald head and then on to the next point.
Just watched a Hewitt-Agassi 2002 US Open match on Youtube- there's very few towelling in between points. Hewitt was just using his shirt to wipe sweat off his face in between points. Agassi used a towel here and there but it's very quick- just wipe his face/bald head and then on to the next point.
kevaninho
Hall of Fame
Im not comparing anything, but I think you and other tennis players need to man up a little. Its only sweat.
prairiegirl
Hall of Fame
Tiafoe has apparently said the same thing. But really? They're too tired to get their own towels? This is completely out of control and utterly ridiculous. No one should have to handle the germ/sweat-filled towels of these divas. Get your own towel and get on with the match.
prairiegirl
Hall of Fame
Stop being rude.
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