Pet Hates

FredBed · Pet Hates

What are your pet hates about tennis?
Mine are:
1. Cheats
2. Players on adjacent courts with no tennis etiquette
3. People who buy racquets just because they like the pro who "plays" with it. (In fact, most pros racquets are heavily customized, a are paintjobbed to look like the newest model)
4. Players who question every ball that is close but out/in.

Would Like to know your views

Thanks
Fred

leftys_rock

#3 of your list is one of pet peeves....some people think that they will play better just because they use a racquet that andy roddick uses or something.....

Gators-Rox

#2 on your list is the one that bothers me the most. I hate when I am playing a point and a player from another comes into or behind my court and picks up one of the balls that went astray.

J-man

i kids who i play that are in pi**sy moods. when they win one good point they at like they freakn' won wimbledon Rolling Eyes

stevos14

J-man

i've never had a doubles partner laugh at me when i miss a shot. though i do get mad for my partner when they miss a shot

stevos14

Ya, it gets really frustrating and hard to make the next shots. I get all self-conscious Smile

leftys_rock

yeah, we played this school, and they said "CMON!" like seven times after you double faulted... Mad

x.doublea

They're all pet peeves on mine, but I would have to say #3 and #4 are my biggest. I just hate it when players question my line calls and I abolutely despise talking to people who think they're so great and knowledgeable about tennis by buying 'Agassi's' racquet or 'Roddick's' racquet. Too many players have no idea about paint jobs....

leftys_rock

i just hate it when you hit a shot that is perfectly on the line, the person calls it out just because they cant get to it.......it happens with my serves a lot......i once lost a match because i got rattled by one of those bad calls.....

x.doublea

I know how you feel. What I sometimes do is stare at the line for a few seconds and then at the opponent, just to 'warn' them.... I remember a parent once called my shot out and I just lost my composure.

leftys_rock

i know this sounds kind of stupid, but i remember i was playing a tournament, and the girl i was playing asked me "dont i hit exactly like sharapova does?" and i had to do all i could to stop laughing(her strokes were ATROCIOUS).....but later it got annoying because she kept asking me that on changeovers.....i just gave a shrug of the shoulders.....and i beat her in the end....

x.doublea

I would just say something like: "Of course you do," and stop her from talking.... That's quite funny, though. Laughing

leftys_rock

i kind of modeled my game around JHH's so it figures that a person with "JHH" strokes beat somebody with "sharapova" strokes Laughing

.....oh yes, another one of my pet peeves are the people that are sharapova wannabes.....it befuddles me why somebody would want to copy that shrieking of hers......i mean, it is completely pointless if the shriek is forced.....

x.doublea

Yes. I would take Henin-Hardenne's strokes over Sharapova's any day of the week.

You're right....it's pointless. If you've noticed, even Sharapova has quited down her grunt this year....

leftys_rock

i try to zone out the sound in my matches, but still if somebody is on the court next to you trying to hit the crap out of the ball and going "HAIIII!!" on each shot, it is a bit annoying.....i actually dont mind if my opponent is trying to copy MS's strokes(heck! it gives me an advantage with my style of game matche up Laughing

) but its the people who copy the string moving, pushing the hair behind the ear, jog in place, push hair behind other ear, bounce the ball 2 times that gets annoying..........

x.doublea

I've personally never seen people going to that extent before, but I've seen people try to grunt like her.

leftys_rock

i played a girl like that in a tournament.......im just like "get along with your serve".....but i found that bouncing around the baseline and doing very quick line jumps kind of irritates my opponent and they have a tendency to make an error, so thats my way of countering it..... Very Happy

x.doublea

That's good way of handling it....giving them a taste of their own medicine. Smile

stevos14

Hah, ive never seen anyone do the WHOLE sharapova pre-serve routine. However, I do check my strings, and I bounce the ball three times with my racquet and then bounce on ground twice. Oh, and another pet hate of mine is when I am about to serve and i notice the other person isn't looking or is swinging their racquet around, it completely messes me up.

x.doublea

Yes. I played a school match today, and my opponent actually dropped his racquet while I was serving. I'm not sure whether it was on purpose or not, it's always annoying.

Adie

What I really can't stand is opponents the mumble to there selfs while I am trying to serve. It is really distracting. Evil or Very Mad

Benchwarmer1

i get as mad as it gets when i miss serve a lot, i get Safin-esque (minus the broken racquets)