ATP could revise guidelines to guarantee gamers do not take lengthy rest room breaks throughout matches

The ATP Tour might quickly be removing lengthy rest room breaks throughout matches. According to a report from Reuters, the ATP Tour is planning to have stricter guidelines relating to gamers leaving the courtroom for a loo break. Gamers can thank Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas for this potential change.

The scenario reached a breaking level through the US Open earlier this month when Tsitsipas was accused of taking a lengthy trip to the bathroom by Andy Murray throughout their match. Murray was agitated after Tsitsipas was absent from the courtroom for an estimated eight minutes. The English tennis participant claimed that the disruption altered the result of the match.

It turned a behavior for Tsitsipas. Throughout his subsequent match, Tsitsipas headed to the lavatory for over seven minutes after dropping his third set towards Adrian Mannarino. Tsitsipas finally got here again to win the match.

“There might be a change to the foundations for lavatory breaks and on-court medical timeouts as nicely,” an ATP supply advised Reuters. “I hope that earlier than the subsequent season begins in January, we may have a stricter rule relating to rest room breaks and medical timeouts.”

In line with Reuters, an ATP spokesperson additionally revealed that there might be a assessment of guidelines involving rest room breaks along with medical timeouts. The WTA stated that it’s “at all times open to dialog and evolving guidelines if adjustments are crucial.”

Murray isn’t the one tennis star to take difficulty with lengthy breaks. Former US Open champion Sloane Stephens, who serves on the WTA gamers council, believes that prolonged rest room breaks are in poor sportsmanship. As well as, Alexander Zverev particularly known as Tsitsipas’ lack of etiquette “unacceptable” throughout a match final month.

Tsitsipas does have at the least one supporter in his nook: Novak Djokovic.

“I’ve acquired to face for Stefanos Tsitsipas,” Djokovic stated on the U.S. Open, based on Retures. “I do not assume he is doing something fallacious. I help him.