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    From Rich D@21:1/5 to All on Tue Aug 15 12:45:30 2023
    The huge service advantage, at the pro level, ruined
    pro tennis for me, a long time ago. Especially the freakish
    monsters. Anybody remember Goran Ivansteveovich?

    Now here's what somebody ought to do: sponsor a
    tournament with a different rule, to reduce this factor.
    Before each point in the deuce court, the server
    announces "one" or "two". If "one", he gets one serve.
    If he faults, he forfeits the point. If "two", he gets two
    serves, as usual.

    Then in the ad court, the one/two is reversed.

    This would greatly favor real tennis, as it was designed
    to be. At the amateur level, where service isn't such an
    advantage, no need.

    Such an enterprise would pay for itself, market wise.

    --
    Rich

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  • From me@21:1/5 to Rich D on Wed Aug 16 04:43:43 2023
    On Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 8:45:32 PM UTC+1, Rich D wrote:
    The huge service advantage, at the pro level, ruined
    pro tennis for me, a long time ago. Especially the freakish
    monsters. Anybody remember Goran Ivansteveovich?

    Now here's what somebody ought to do: sponsor a
    tournament with a different rule, to reduce this factor.
    Before each point in the deuce court, the server
    announces "one" or "two". If "one", he gets one serve.
    If he faults, he forfeits the point. If "two", he gets two
    serves, as usual.

    Then in the ad court, the one/two is reversed.

    This would greatly favor real tennis, as it was designed
    to be. At the amateur level, where service isn't such an
    advantage, no need.

    Such an enterprise would pay for itself, market wise.

    --
    Rich

    I’m guessing you haven’t watched any pro tennis in the last 2 decades? The days of service domination are long past.

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  • From Rich D@21:1/5 to All on Wed Aug 16 14:41:30 2023
    On August 16, me wrote:
    The huge service advantage, at the pro level, ruined
    pro tennis for me, a long time ago. Especially the freakish
    monsters. Anybody remember Goran Ivansteveovich?
    Now here's what somebody ought to do: sponsor a
    tournament with a different rule, to reduce this factor.
    Before each point in the deuce court, the server
    announces "one" or "two". If "one", he gets one serve.
    If he faults, he forfeits the point. If "two", he gets two
    serves, as usual.
    Then in the ad court, the one/two is reversed.
    This would greatly favor real tennis, as it was designed
    to be. At the amateur level, where service isn't such an
    advantage, no need.
    Such an enterprise would pay for itself, market wise.

    I’m guessing you haven’t watched any pro tennis in the last 2 decades? The days of service domination are long past.

    The server doesn't win 80% of the games?

    --
    Rich

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