EThe Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, who lost this Thursday against the British Jack Draper, attacked the new serve clock rule and said that it is “crazy“, that it is “bad for the players” and that he will talk to the ATP about it.
In this week’s tournaments, Halle and Queen’s, The ATP decided to start the serve clock when the point ends, not when the referee calls it, which causes the players to have less time between point and point..
“The chair umpire told me that it’s a new rule, the clock never stops, after the point ends the clock starts. It’s bad for the player. I finish the point at the net and I don’t have time to go to for the balls. I’m not talking about going for the towel, no, no. I don’t even have time to go for the balls. I’ve never seen it in tennis,” said Alcaraz, who confirmed that he has not spoken. Still with the ATP about this, but he will do it.
