New Posts For Thread: I love watching the tennis but..https://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/31805481/i-love-watching-the-tennis-butit bugs me when players are so fussy about the ball they want to play, and demand to see a variety before deciding which one to play. They get new balls every 7 / 9 ? games so cannot be that bad. Yesterday Rune looked at 6 balls before serving on snick kyrgios recently said the 4 slams are the only things that matter in tennis.Similar to snooker IMO - the majors are decent events, all the others basically 'meh'https://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/31805481/i-love-watching-the-tennis-but?post_id=563207011#563207011nick kyrgios recently said the 4 slams are the only things that matter in tennis.Similar to snooker IMO - the majors are decent events, all the others basically 'meh'Fri, 09 Jun 2023 09:48:13 -0500They trialed no-let on the challenger circuit a few years back and the players are said to not have been too keen on it.https://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/31805481/i-love-watching-the-tennis-but?post_id=563206697#563206697They trialed no-let on the challenger circuit a few years back and the players are said to not have been too keen on it.Fri, 09 Jun 2023 07:59:53 -0500they need to get rid of the let for the serve. the amount of perfect winners servers have hit but its disallowed because it barely clips the net.......it doesnt make any sense these days since all the rallies are from the baseline. they would need tohttps://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/31805481/i-love-watching-the-tennis-but?post_id=563206075#563206075they need to get rid of the let for the serve. the amount of perfect winners servers have hit but its disallowed because it barely clips the net.......it doesnt make any sense these days since all the rallies are from the baseline. they would need toThu, 08 Jun 2023 21:16:10 -0500The one serve idea has been debated for as long as time itself. 2 serves make the sport more dynamic and fairer, it's a very difficult skill to serve into the service box and speed and with accuracy, one serve would be like returning to old skool tenhttps://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/31805481/i-love-watching-the-tennis-but?post_id=563205963#563205963The one serve idea has been debated for as long as time itself. 2 serves make the sport more dynamic and fairer, it's a very difficult skill to serve into the service box and speed and with accuracy, one serve would be like returning to old skool tenThu, 08 Jun 2023 18:15:08 -0500I remember playing club tennis, many years ago - we'd play with balls that had been battered around for months! Can't believe the almost factory new balls change all that much in a few games, do they...?https://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/31805481/i-love-watching-the-tennis-but?post_id=563205899#563205899I remember playing club tennis, many years ago - we'd play with balls that had been battered around for months! Can't believe the almost factory new balls change all that much in a few games, do they...?Thu, 08 Jun 2023 17:48:28 -0500re picking balls, I would say 95% of picking a fresh ball is because it's harder for the opponent to return it (the more worn the ball is, the more it favors the receiver) and 5% about being superstitious/having OCD.https://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/31805481/i-love-watching-the-tennis-but?post_id=563204971#563204971re picking balls, I would say 95% of picking a fresh ball is because it's harder for the opponent to return it (the more worn the ball is, the more it favors the receiver) and 5% about being superstitious/having OCD.Thu, 08 Jun 2023 11:49:28 -0500Probably just as well because I'm a grumpy old git now.In the right place then, join the club here I agree it's good to see different skills in tennis play, but I still think the better players can cope with the serve-bots in the current game, there'https://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/31805481/i-love-watching-the-tennis-but?post_id=563204841#563204841Probably just as well because I'm a grumpy old git now.In the right place then, join the club here I agree it's good to see different skills in tennis play, but I still think the better players can cope with the serve-bots in the current game, there'Thu, 08 Jun 2023 11:14:47 -0500Ha ha stu. Re. your first response. Yes I'm a man of few words, and I think this is probably the first thread I've ever started! Probably just as well because I'm a grumpy old git now.Yes I get it re. the serves, and obviously it's built into thehttps://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/31805481/i-love-watching-the-tennis-but?post_id=563204829#563204829Ha ha stu. Re. your first response. Yes I'm a man of few words, and I think this is probably the first thread I've ever started! Probably just as well because I'm a grumpy old git now.Yes I get it re. the serves, and obviously it's built into theThu, 08 Jun 2023 11:09:49 -0500I must say I agree with your first point - juggling balls is annoying when done by servers endlessly.I don't agree about single serving though - I like the spectacle of big scary serving which would pretty much become boring if they were all treatedhttps://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/31805481/i-love-watching-the-tennis-but?post_id=563204439#563204439I must say I agree with your first point - juggling balls is annoying when done by servers endlessly.I don't agree about single serving though - I like the spectacle of big scary serving which would pretty much become boring if they were all treatedThu, 08 Jun 2023 08:56:29 -0500...and just the 60 posts since 2003 Nice rant though so it must have been worth the wait to post!https://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/31805481/i-love-watching-the-tennis-but?post_id=563204043#563204043...and just the 60 posts since 2003 Nice rant though so it must have been worth the wait to post!Thu, 08 Jun 2023 05:55:01 -0500