Power Player
Bionic Poster
Technically you are right, but I have never not told someone "take 2" when that happens.
Was I right to leave?
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Technically you are right, but I have never not told someone "take 2" when that happens.
There are. A lot of them overhit though.
bobbybob14
Rookie
A lot of them have the outfit but not the game.
travlerajm
Talk Tennis Guru
All of them.
Purestriker
Legend
Vamos.
jm1980
Talk Tennis Guru
TTPS claimed 3.5s hit harder than Nadal, which is patently absurd
A 3.5 version of Nadal could be someone who plays Nadal's game, scaled down to the 3.5 level (ie: nowhere near as good but still a passing resemblance)
jm1980
Talk Tennis Guru
That's the other possibility. A 3.5 Nadal could also be a rec player who takes 90 seconds in between serves, takes mysterious breaks when the opponent is gaining momentum, goes over the top with his celebrations, etc.
If you’re referring to me, I never claimed that I hit harder than Rafael Nadal. I rarely hit as hard as an average ATP rally ball.
You’re last sentence perfectly explains what I meant.
jm1980
Talk Tennis Guru
There was another poster here who went by the name @TimeToPlaySets (TTPS). He famously claimed some of his 3.5 opponents hit harder than Nadal.
That's a good gameplan. Certainly a lot more effective than trying to be a 3.5 Federer
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
Who?
One Handed Dynasty
Semi-Pro
I’ve never heard of that before and would laugh at the face of anyone who would try to pull that. You’re my opponent and expect me to acquiesce to you like that? The f*^# outta here with that BS. Maybe try playing a match without using the match balls before your opponent shows up and then asking him for accommodations. You might make a better impression and get more leeway with subjective calls like lets. Case in point: your posts about the situation give the vibe of a person who calls a let whenever they see a ball in their peripheral vision if the point isn’t going their way.
I called a let when I was getting a neutral rally ball to my backhand.
JordanWinning
Rookie
Every 3.5s least favorite shot
Jono123
Semi-Pro
OP, as he was the only opponent to refuse holding the 3rd ball for you, that implies all the others comply. So you serve with first ball and rally the point out. Then he passes you pocketed ball, so you now have two. Then do you go to the back court where the first ball landed and pass it back to him?
Doesn't really work in reality, but well played sir.
Doesn't really work in reality, but well played sir.
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I think he said he is ok if the opponent doesn’t want to hold the third ball. It was just that this time the other guy yelled at him for the request, which caused the start of OP’’s meltdown.
At the same time he did say no one else has refused but then added that most of the guys he has played in this league are aholes. So even if they comply with holding the ball or politely refuse, OP finds some other glaring faults and calls most of them as aholes.
Common thread here is OP.
UnderArmServeOP
New User
4 ball can. Now what do you do !? lol
StoicBoxer
New User
It sounds like you both deserved to have to share the same court together.
I never said that most of the people in the league are assholes. You’re just making **** up.
Only use two of the balls.
My bad. Not most. You wrote this:
“This is UTR flex league. I am finding a lot of assholes in these leagues”
You also wrote this was the only guy who refused to hold the 3rd ball. So even with the others who did comply you are referring to a lot of them disparagingly.
My point still stands.
You’re still wrong. And you twist words. You must be a politician.
I will ask again, why do you need the opponent to hold the 3rd ball for you?
Federer and Del Potro
Bionic Poster
But you're only 4.
Wurm
Professional
MGArchitect
New User
When I played junior tournaments, they would often only give us 2 balls.
If you don't want the third ball, don't expect your opponent to hold it. That's really odd. If you threw the ball at the back fence after that discussion, that's ridiculous.
If you don't want the third ball, don't expect your opponent to hold it. That's really odd. If you threw the ball at the back fence after that discussion, that's ridiculous.
Mr.Lob
G.O.A.T.
Same here. The players I play with will always carry that 3rd ball in pocket when I'm serving. I think it helps things move a bit faster. Thought this was the norm. Rec. player as well.
That is the norm when the receiving player already has the 3rd ball. No normal server who already has the 3 balls and then asks the receiver to catch and hold the 3rd ball, 99.99 of us just hold it or roll it to back fence.
stapletonj
Hall of Fame
Put all three balls on the ball caddy at every changeover and leave them there, cuts the problem in half.
a10best
Hall of Fame
Has anyone ever retired down 3-5 in the third set so the match goes unrated in a flex league?
How can guys in their late 40s still have this quitting attitude with a lame excuse to not give their opponent the respect of winning?
I noticed the scores of a match of two players I played a couple seasons ago.
we're talking one game. That's some real disrespect.
How can guys in their late 40s still have this quitting attitude with a lame excuse to not give their opponent the respect of winning?
I noticed the scores of a match of two players I played a couple seasons ago.
we're talking one game. That's some real disrespect.
A guy walked out on me up match point after I refused to play on until he called my serve good.
People can retire when one game away from defeat if they held the 3rd ball in their pocket the whole match.
Well, he had to walk out on you because you refused to play on. You asked him to make a call that wasn't true in his mind so he would have to go against his good principles to make the call you wanted.
a10best
Hall of Fame
I only had one guy retire on me when I went up 4-2 in the 2nd after I won the first. There seems to be more quitters today than in the past.
He was up 5-3 in the 2nd set and needed one more point. He could’ve finished the match.
How many times have you strong armed someone into giving you a point or a replay?
Mongolmike
Hall of Fame
I had a guy quit on me in a tournament because of the weather..... inside!
We were playing in a bubble, and it was dreadfully hot outside, and so humid inside that the floor was on the verge of being too slippery to play.
When we walked onto the court from the staging area, he commented/complained immediately about the humidity.
I was kinda focused and didn't really reply or agree, just thinking about getting ready for the warm-up and match.
He kept complaining during the warm-up, and I realized how much the humidity was irritating him, so I started to agree with him, and started to complain about it too, even tho it really wasn't bothering me that much.
Sure, it was hot and humid... but hey...whatever.
So then every change over if he didn't mention how brutal the conditions were, I did.
"Man, this sucks." "This is ridiculous." "I can't wait to get to the air conditioning." "I can't even hold my racquet." etc.
I won the 1st set maybe 6-3, won the 1st game of the 2nd set, and he quit. Too hot. Ok by me. Moving on.
We were playing in a bubble, and it was dreadfully hot outside, and so humid inside that the floor was on the verge of being too slippery to play.
When we walked onto the court from the staging area, he commented/complained immediately about the humidity.
I was kinda focused and didn't really reply or agree, just thinking about getting ready for the warm-up and match.
He kept complaining during the warm-up, and I realized how much the humidity was irritating him, so I started to agree with him, and started to complain about it too, even tho it really wasn't bothering me that much.
Sure, it was hot and humid... but hey...whatever.
So then every change over if he didn't mention how brutal the conditions were, I did.
"Man, this sucks." "This is ridiculous." "I can't wait to get to the air conditioning." "I can't even hold my racquet." etc.
I won the 1st set maybe 6-3, won the 1st game of the 2nd set, and he quit. Too hot. Ok by me. Moving on.
That was probably the first time. The ball didn’t even hit the line. It landed INSIDE the line.
jm1980
Talk Tennis Guru
What? Didn't you just say:
He couldn't have finished the match because you refused to play on
No I didn’t.
jm1980
Talk Tennis Guru
???
And you obviously know the rules, so you knew that line call was not yours to make
travlerajm
Talk Tennis Guru
Where are some parks in Vegas that have lighted courts and easy to walk on?
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