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Hey Alexander,
A thoughtful and great response. This article was all about creating some debate.
I don’t agree about the non-dominance of the serve. The top 4 men, in reaching the semi-final stage of a tournament may have only lost their serve 2 to 6 times in around 80 service game. I actually think that my rule change on the serve may actually encourage the serve volley. Think about this, take two evenly match baseliners like Murray and Nadal. In the normal course of rallies they would share the points, but when you then add the aces, free points and dominant position in points that the serve provides, then winning their serve time after time (even against each other) becomes pretty routine. Knowing that they don’t always get the option of the first serve should encourage them to develop different types of serve, like the kick serve, which is linked it with the serve and volley strategy.
Bottom line, the players would have to be more creative on their service games.
Tennis: Could rule changes serve up a better game?
Hi Peeko,
Yes, guys winning matches or even tournaments with little more game than their serve isn’t great for the sport. Isner is a little like this. If you remember, Goran won Wimbledon with his serve, at the expense of our Pat!
Tennis: Could rule changes serve up a better game?
Hi Demers,
Interesting point about the grass tournament experiment. I wasn’t aware of that. Yes, these big guys would still have the serve as a weapon with the structure I suggested, but wouldn’t it pull them back enough that service games would be more of a contest and would lead to more service breaks?
Tennis: Could rule changes serve up a better game?
I would love to be wrong but I think we will be bowled out for around 170. Would love to see Smith supported well by the likes of Haddin and Starc. 300 would be a position of strength and provide a match winning lead.
Can Steve Smith establish himself in the Middle order?