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The ATP will change the rules for toilet breaks and medical time

When something fails it is necessary to change it and more so when it generates as much controversy as the toilet breaks and the stoppages for medical attention in recent times. Something totally legitimate has over time become a way for some players to cut the rhythm, abusing the rules and undercutting the objective of a totally necessary right for the players. Stefanos Tsitsipas He has always defended himself from criticism by claiming that he was not doing anything outside the law, and Novak Djokovic himself hit the key by arguing that what was possibly failing in this case is regulation. The ATP has taken note and, through Reuters, has shown that it is already working on a new regulation whose aim is to come into force from the start of next season.

“We have made the decision that there is a change in the rules regarding the time of the breaks to go to the bathroom or medical care on the court. It has reached a point where this has become a problem and it is necessary to take We have been evaluating the suitability of modifying the rules for some time because it is an issue that has been discussed for years and that has generated controversy, but now it has reached a very serious level of problems and we are addressing it firmly, “said a source from the ATP, aware that situations like those that Tsitsipas forced in the US Open 2021 cannot be repeated, becoming off the track for more than 10 minutes in a break.

The goal is for a new standard to come into effect from the beginning of 2022

In addition, the WTA has also been open to adopt the necessary measures to walk hand in hand with the men’s circuit. Sloane Stephens was one of the most belligerent in New York when it came to denouncing the abuse of the rules by some tennis players, determined to waste time and cut the rhythm. “Tennis institutions make changes in regulations very quickly when it comes to reducing the time between point and point or reducing warm-up, but they still do not act on an issue that really affects us all. When you go to the bathroom to change your clothes, it takes no more than 5 minutes. If you spend more than 10 minutes off the court it is because something is wrong, “said the American tennis player in Reuters, supporting the need for ATP y WTA work to change this.

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