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Wimbledon - Asking for the same ball back when serving.
Posted on 7/2/15 at 1:05 pm
Posted on 7/2/15 at 1:05 pm
Dustin Brown is asking for the same ball back after serving against Nadal. I Don't watch every match in TV, but catch a good bit of the Grand Slams and have never seen this before. Is this common? is there a rule governing requesting a specific ball?
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Posted on 7/2/15 at 1:09 pm to Tbonepatron
No, it's just a superstition/OCD thing. A lot of guys want it back after something good happens.
Posted on 7/2/15 at 1:09 pm to Tbonepatron
The player can request a specific ball. Often times a player will have a ball in their pocket and 2 in their hand and do a real quick inspection of the 2 in their hand and toss one back to the ball kid. I find it hard to believe but supposedly McEnroe used to keep track of the location of balls he liked and balls he didn't like during the course of a match.
Posted on 7/2/15 at 1:11 pm to Bunk Moreland
It can be a superstition thing, or it can be some balls are sometimes more fluffed up then others
Posted on 7/2/15 at 1:11 pm to Bunk Moreland
I agree with this by the way. A lot of ocd stuff going on out there sometimes.
Posted on 7/2/15 at 1:26 pm to Tbonepatron
Same dice!
Posted on 7/2/15 at 1:28 pm to little billy
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by little billy
I agree with this by the way. A lot of ocd stuff going on out there sometimes.
Yep, whatever they can use to keep themselves comfortable they will do so. Lots of superstitions, head games, & mental blocks going on in an individual sport like tennis.
Posted on 7/2/15 at 2:09 pm to Tbonepatron
Seems like tennis balls with a little less nap on them would possibly have less drag and maybe travel a hair faster?
Posted on 7/2/15 at 2:51 pm to little billy
quote:Yeah, John McEnroe was way too laid back to be so obsessive over something like that.
I find it hard to believe but supposedly McEnroe used to keep track of the location of balls he liked and balls he didn't like during the course of a match.
Posted on 7/2/15 at 2:54 pm to little billy
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Often times a player will have a ball in their pocket
I always wondered how they could do this. That would bother the shite out of me.
Probably the reason I don't play professionally....
This post was edited on 7/2/15 at 2:55 pm
Posted on 7/2/15 at 2:54 pm to Tbonepatron
I am always interested to know who goes through more balls on a game/match basis, MLB vs. ATP.
Posted on 7/2/15 at 3:29 pm to Black n Gold
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am always interested to know who goes through more balls on a game/match basis, MLB vs. ATP.
The first set of balls in grand slams (6. I believe) is changed after seven games and from there it is changed every 9 games.
So a 40 games match goes through 30 balls
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