Top five ways to improve tennis

Is there a way we can make Beardan an expert ? He is so good that he should get paid for his work Perhaps the vacant NRL ceo position ?

Thank you for proving my point You are indeed special

I'm not sure if you are earnest or just delusional

ON 1: Double faults don't slow the game down as much as players toweling themselves down after just about every point, so to me it doesn't make any difference. ON 2: Probably wouldn't mind that for normal tour events as an experiment (certainly better than the stupid Round Robin formats they trialled when the Men played at tour level in Adelaide). Given that the ITF however control the slams convincing them as opposed to the ATP/WTA may be harder. ON 3: They already have 2 warnings before being tossed for a 3rd offence anyway (ask Mr McEnroe), so perhaps the umpires should just enforce the code violations rather than have a long fuse. ON 4: I'd be more annoyed at the players grunting well after the ball has been hit as opposed to loud grunters, but then again I find the mute button useful when it comes to the Women's game anyway. Probably goes hand in hand with 3 ON 5: If a sponsor can see value in it I'm sure it could be interesting, but in the end you'll probably only see the types of player who generally gets knocked out in Round 2 of the slams rather than the top guns. But then again if you want to ban loud grunting.....

1) 3 DFaults only allowed per match, and 5 for 5-setters 2) Reduce raquet technology, heck make players play with 90's racquets, slow the courts up accept grass,slow the balls up too 3) Allow coaches on the curt Davis Cup style, the coaches bring in an exciting element, and the value of the coach like a soccer manager will increase 4)Scrap Lets, if it bounces over the net it's play on 5) Allow 1 game per match for each player to be allowed to be able to hit the ball in the doubles area, and not it be deemed out, this will only be for the nominated player, while the other guy will still have to hit in singles area. This would be exciting change. 6) Allow crowd noise, fur it into a soccer match and increase partisan support for the local or the crowd favourite. Imagine the noise, Marcus Bagdadis fans could generate. Basketball works well with noise, so exciting when whole crowd booing a free throw, imagine the same in tennis on match point. 7)Don't allow players to change shirt or strings in match, or just 1 new racquet change per match. The shirt factor is the sweat part, all part of the pain and endurance required.

But he makes a fair point. Ever noticed that 95% of people disagree with your articles ?

I'm not sure what I enjoy more Beardans ridiculous articles or his attempts to defend himself in the comments

I agree with the first four rules: 1) Double-faults can sometimes slow a game (or the match) down and can sometimes be painful to watch, especially at a crucial time in the game/match like when someone is serving for (or to stay in) the match in a deciding set. After two double-faults, that's it. One more fault and you automatically lose the point. 2) Definitely get rid of the advantage rule. This rule already exists in mixed doubles and also in the Fast4 format. Like I said above, it also slows the game/match down and can sometimes get annoying/unnecessary as you said. 3) I do support the idea of yellow cards in tennis, which could be used to punish the following offences: i) Deliberately appearing to serve a fault/double fault if deemed so by the umpire ii) Using abusive language towards, or physically, abusing an umpire/linesman (think Serena's outburst at a line judge at the 2009 US Open and David Nalbandian's lash-out at a line judge as examples). iii) Taking too long to start serving. iv) Deliberate foot-faults if deemed so by the umpire. 4) Definitely agree. I can't stand grunting and something has to be done with it. It could be punished by the yellow card proposal you have outlined. In fact I think the chair umpire should be armed with a decibel reader and if (suppose) Maria Sharapova's grunting reaches an unacceptable level, use the yellow card. 5) A shoot-out is good, but I'd also do with a Fast4 match between selected players who have never played the format before. As you may (or may not) know, the final set (fifth in men's and third in women's) at the US Open uses the tiebreak rule rather than the advantage rule. Perhaps that should also be implemented at the other three Majors for consistency. While I do agree that final sets that go beyond 6-all are exciting, sometimes it can be slow, boring and frustrating waiting until someone establishes a two-game advantage. And in each tiebreak, when it gets to 6-all, next point should win, to avoid long tiebreaks as well. In saying that, the welfare of players should come first and they should not have to spend extended time on the court playing on and on and on until there's a winner. Imagine if those rules had been put in before Wimbledon 2010, John Isner and Nicolas Mahut would not have gone 70-68 in the final set.

Get rid of the "let" rule.

I note Fairfax news papers (in business co-operation with Nine network) bag the tennis every day on the front page or more likely Seven's coverage of it,,,

1. Change the double fault rule - But big serves and fast aces are exciting! When someone slams a 220Km/h serve it's exciting. Your suggestion will turn Mens hard hitting tennis into womens soft serving tennis 2. Change the advantage rule - So no more edge of the seat close games? 3. Harsher rules for players - Don't watch any other sports then, sorry but Rafa Nedal is boring, the energy brought out by the young Federer/Agassi/Hewitt/Kyrgios makes tennis so exciting to watch. Passion is not a crime. 4. Point deductions for over grunting - This point is the reason why I thought it was a satirical article... No way you could be this serious with such a sexist and horrible comment! 5. A pre-tournament ace shootout - Wait I don't get it... first you want super fast serves to be gone from the game, then you want to turn super fast serves into a mickey mouse meaningless tournament? Sorry but... not sorry

Only point No. 2 seems doable. The rest will probably be opposed tooth-and-nail by the players.

Seriously Beardon you can't be serious, or maybe you should be. Points 1+2, debatable, it took long enough to bring in the tie break. Point 3, Controlling player conduct, no way your gotta be kidding me !!! Are you blind this is part if tennis it's not rugby league. Now I have to go and get another bag of rackets because you made me break all of mine, you idiot , I hope your not getting paid for this. Point 4, Stop excessive grunting, Na, it's just a fad , a little annoying but it will go away it's only been 25 years since grunting became fashionable. I just turn my sound down, then I miss the commentary so then I turn the sound up , then I hear the grunting so then I turn the sound down then I miss the commentary so then I turn the sound up. I'm going now , I don't care if it's not 10 am yet , you've driven me to drink.

You should stop whatever you do for a day job and open an international sports consultancy. Sell your ideas to the highest bidder, your brain is wasted in its current capacity. Hopefully you can take Richos spot at the NRL. Be like Beardan