Somehow, I just don't think this issue will go away any time soon.
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The MTO/Toilet Break poll
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Re: The MTO/Toilet Break poll
I don't know about coach, but the player still on the court should hand a racquet to one of the ball kids just to keep their feet moving.
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I am sure many of the ball kids can rally. And I also wonder why they just don't keep serving. 3/4 pace, one serve every 20 seconds. Anything, but keep that blood rushing.skatingfan wrote: ↑Mon Sep 06, 2021 8:33 pm I don't know about coach, but the player still on the court should hand a racquet to one of the ball kids just to keep their feet moving.
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I don't think the ball kids would be allowed this year, because other than the tennis balls the ball kids aren't allowed to touch anything the players touch - no grabbing water, or towels, or putting garbage away for the players as they would have done in the past.
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For me, the MTO issue and the bathroom break issue are separate. Part of the problem with the bathroom break is that once in a while, people really need longer. In most other sports (baseball, basketball, football) you have time to use the bathroom without anyone knowing it. I don't want to get graphic, but I think y'all can imagine people needing more than a minute or two on the toilet. Changing all of your clothes, which I think could be necessary in some cases, will take a few minutes. If you add that to going to the bathroom when you need a little more than a minute or two, you will definitely hit 10 minutes. Again, I don't think that most people who take a long time really need all that time, but if you make a rule that says you can't, and someone needs it, you then penalize them for something that they shouldn't be penalized for. Someone here had a fantastic suggestion. Make a 10-minute break after the 2nd (and 4th, if it's a men's match at a major) set automatic, and as others have suggested, let players hit with their partners.
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The issue here is timing. MTO are guided by time limits while TB are not. That needs to be fixed. Pure and simple. Toilet-going hasn't changed much in the last 100 years of tennis, but the reasons for taking one have. For me, it's a balance between common sense fairness and reeling in player entitlement. And with respect to the latter, that has changed tremendously in the last 100 years.
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And that is the crux of this matter.the Moz wrote: ↑Tue Sep 07, 2021 12:06 pm The issue here is timing. MTO are guided by time limits while TB are not. That needs to be fixed. Pure and simple. Toilet-going hasn't changed much in the last 100 years of tennis, but the reasons for taking one have. For me, it's a balance between common sense fairness and reeling in player entitlement. And with respect to the latter, that has changed tremendously in the last 100 years.
We had a change of scenario yesterday from Bianca. She did ask for an MTO. But, surprisingly, she was UP in the score, and came back with a heavy wrap. So either her acting was better then the others, or she was really struggling.
I will grant her the second, as we know how fragile she is.
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