Jun 7, 2014 -- 9:01AM, n88uk wrote:

I would love to know how many fans are actually put off from people going 5-10 seconds over time.

5-10 seconds may not seem like a lot, but over 5 sets it does add up.

Jun 7, 2014 -- 9:00AM, n88uk wrote:

The thing with following time violation rule is enforcing it actually makes for a bad look for the sport anyway. You end up with the player arguing, the crowd whistling, enforcing it is more hassle than it's worth, when the actual time taken doesn't take away from the spectacle.

Agreed, it's the same people that proponent "best of 1 set" games because they don't have enough patience and want to squeeze as much matches through in one day. Absolutely ridiculous

Jun 7, 2014 -- 9:09AM, songsforthedeaf wrote:

Does Sharapova and Nadal taking forever on serve detract from the viewing experience? Yes

I don't think the majority would answer yes to that question though. I definitely wouldn't. It's not something I notice until it's brought up.

Jun 7, 2014 -- 9:11AM, smb360 wrote:

could tell that Simona was nervous on that pointshe hasn't looked phased at all during this match, until it got to saving set point, and then she froze up

change match to tournament..  Goes back to her not really being tested

Jun 7, 2014 -- 9:09AM, songsforthedeaf wrote:

Does Sharapova and Nadal taking forever on serve detract from the viewing experience? Yes

I don't think it's bad if one of them does it. Don't mind it at all. When however e.g Nadal and Djokovic play a relatively flat match, I get bored out of my mind though because they are both so so so soooooooooooo slow while not offering much in between.