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Alex de Minaur Pushes Rule Change for Faster Matches
Alex de Minaur advocates stricter ball toss rules to speed up tennis matches.
In brief
Alex de Minaur advocates stricter ball toss rules to speed up tennis matches. Alex de Minaur supports a rule change requiring players to serve immediately after their ball toss to reduce delays. Originally reported by Ubitennis.
Alex de Minaur
Alex de Minaur believes stricter rules on a player’s ball toss when serving will speed up the game.
Recent Match Win
De Minaur beat Japanese qualifier Rei Sakamoto 7-6(6), 6-4 at the Shanghai Masters.
Rule Change Proposal
De Minaur suggests players must hit the ball immediately after tossing it, no matter what.
“I’ve said this for a long time now, I would have only one ball toss.”
Next Match
De Minaur faces Karen Khachanov in the next round of the Shanghai Masters.
At a glance
Alex de Minaur supports a rule change requiring players to serve immediately after their ball toss to reduce delays.
