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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo
As far as I know players have 20 seconds to serve from the moment they receive the ball.
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Nadal often took up to 40 and even 50 seconds.
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There is nothing against the rules for slowing down a game. I would say that the umpire, match referee and the commentators are in a far better position than yourself to commentate on interpretation of the rules during the match....
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This is something other commentators have often pointed out. Castle even yammered on about it when Nadal played Murray at last year's AO. Funny how it's an issue when there's a Brit involved.
It's well known that Nadal keeps breaking the rules, and that umpires protect him, because he's a top draw. The only thing that made the warning strange was the timing, since he had broken the rules throughout the entire match, and continued to do so afterwards.
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Unless I am missin something and you are actually an umpire.
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Do you have to be a policeman to recognize someone speeding?
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Plus I dont see Federer making any comments regarding gamesmanship now or during the game.
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Too much class.