Violation - screaming out of frustation

[OrangePower]

This happens to me a lot in casual play, and I'm sure it's happened once or twice in actual matches too. I wonder what is the ruling/opinion on the following:

I hit a good approach shot, runs into the net, gets ready for the volley. My opponent gets my approach shot but it's an absolute air ball/sitter. Knowing it wasn't a good shot from him/her, the opponent get vocal in frustration (moans/groans/utters).

BUT, I still have to hit a volley/put away. That's considered as hindrance right? Because I still have to hit the ball to win the point.

Your thoughts?

If your opponent does this as the ball is on the way to you but before you hit it, you can stop playing and claim the point on a hindrance.

But if you swing at the ball, you can no longer claim a hindrance afterwards if you happen to miss.

 

[Say Chi Sin Lo]

If your opponent does this as the ball is on the way to you but before you hit it, you can stop playing and claim the point on a hindrance.

But if you swing at the ball, you can no longer claim a hindrance afterwards if you happen to miss.

So I CAN claim the point on hindrance?

That's just a nightmare situation to deal with. It is disruptive? I think so, and it's annoying. But I don't want to thinking about whether or not to stop the point there and then.

If there's a ball coming my way and it's a sitter, my instinct is to put it away, not think about hindrance.

 

[tenniscasey]

This happens to me a lot in casual play, and I'm sure it's happened once or twice in actual matches too. I wonder what is the ruling/opinion on the following:

I hit a good approach shot, runs into the net, gets ready for the volley. My opponent gets my approach shot but it's an absolute air ball/sitter. Knowing it wasn't a good shot from him/her, the opponent get vocal in frustration (moans/groans/utters).

BUT, I still have to hit a volley/put away. That's considered as hindrance right? Because I still have to hit the ball to win the point.

Your thoughts?

As someone who hits these sitter short-shots regularly and reacts vocally more often than I want to admit... yes, I think this could be called a hindrance.

If I made such a poorly-time sound and the opponent whiffed the shot as a result, I'd offer him the point. Of course, for better or for worse, my opponents consistently put those shots away despite my agonized wailing.

 

[OrangePower]

So I CAN claim the point on hindrance?

Yes, as long as you claim it BEFORE you try hit the ball.

That's just a nightmare situation to deal with. It is disruptive? I think so, and it's annoying. But I don't want to thinking about whether or not to stop the point there and then.

If there's a ball coming my way and it's a sitter, my instinct is to put it away, not think about hindrance.

Well, that's up to you. I would do same as you - go for the ball and try put it away. But by the rules, if you happen to miss, by then it is too late to call a hindrance and your opponent would win the point.