Tag: Time Violation

Nick Kyrgios has just experienced one of his epic and controversial meltdowns in Cincinnati when he was playing against Karen Khachanov. It is notorious that the Australian is not in great terms with the umpire of that match, Fergus Murphy, as there is a history...

Weird stuff in Madrid where Alexander Zverev received a ridiculous time violation when playing against Stefanos Tsitsipas. What happened The German and the Greek were locked on a 1-1 40-40 scoreline during their match in the quarters while Tsitsipas "went for a towel" before Sascha's serve....

Learn more about the debut of the shot clock at the 2018 Citi Open, and find out what Jared Donaldson, Denis Shapovalov and Frances Tiafoe had to say

The tennis community has been debating for the last few years about the adoption of shot-clocks on court. In theory, players are allowed a maximum 25 seconds in between serves on the ATP and WTA circuit and 20 seconds when playing slams. Unfortunately, this...

Finally, the stop (or serve) clock is coming. There has been an ongoing controversy around for the last few years about the opportunity of introducing a serve clock in tennis. The serve clock has been experimented in the qualifications and some events such as the...

According to the New York Times, the US Open will introduce a serve clock in the upcoming edition. This will be an exciting innovation, but there are some legit doubts about the penalties. In fact, if a player fails to respect the rule, he or...

Andy Murray keeps on winning. The world no.1 had to edge a bad start in the Roland Garros quarters against Nishikori after he lost the opener 6-2. The Briton found his range to come back in style in the second set to win 6-1. The...

Rafael Nadal is displaying an impressive tennis at the Roland Garros after he conceded just 20 games in the first four rounds. The Spaniard is in vintage mode also with his “old foe”: the time violation. In slams, you need to serve within 20...

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are tennis legends, but both have something in common that is against the current rules: the often take too much time in between points. What happened The Serb was playing his third match in London against David Goffin, and he received...

Rafael Nadal has been criticized a lot in his career for being quite slow in between points. According to different formats a tennis player should serve within 20 (grand slams) or 25 seconds (other events). Rafa’s average in a match is often 25 seconds...