NEW YORK – There is a lot of discussion about unwritten rules for tennis during the 1st of the U.S. Open, whether it is to do the “sorry, don’t regret” the raised hand after the allowed rope or the legality of the opponent or the violation of the legality of the weapon.
Another part of the game draws attention – as the player’s complaints about each of the above-mentioned games – is a post-match greeting online, which often involves handshakes, sometimes even hugging or kissing on the cheek. This seems to be a simple sportsmanship behavior, but problems arise every once in a while.
Not every game in every sport ends with this civilization, but it is a deeply rooted ritual in tennis, starting from kids to professionals, even if the word “handshake” never appears in the 61-page Grand Slam rule book.
“You do it in junior year. You do it all your life. It’s part of our athletic structure,” said former player and coach Brad Gilbert, who is part of ESPN’s performance in New York.
“You have to win in class and lose because of dignity,” he said.
Townsend-Ostapenko round-trip review
Chris Evert, who won 18 majors in the 1970s and 1980s, said: “I never had a bad time online with anyone.”
That’s not the case for everyone – as shown in the two episodes at the U.S. Open.
2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko from Latvia fell into dust with Taylor Townsend, the number one doubles player from the United States who held hands after Townsend’s victory.
Rather than taking a separate approach, the athlete exchanged words, Ostapenko pointed to the black Townsend, who he called “uneducated.” Ostapenko was upset because Townsend didn’t apologize and walked by after hitting the tape (this isn’t actually the rule) and started warming up with a volley instead of the ground (not the rule).
“Ostapenko is ridiculous,” Gilbert said.
Handshake between tsitsipas, altmaier is not going well
Another network encounter was awful Thursday when loser, two-time Grand Slam finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas, letting winner Daniel Altmaier know he doesn’t appreciate the hitting technique underarms.
Altmaier didn’t participate, but turned to Tsitsipas.
“In the heat of the moment, something you can stay (usually not)… say () you regret it later,” Altmaier said, adding that he doesn’t like “discussion on the internet.”
No. 20 seed Jiri Lehecka, who believes that the conflict is resolved in the “closing room, behind closed doors” rather than in front of crowds and TV viewers.
The tense moments on the Internet are not only a public phenomenon in the United States, but also a tennis social media record every double handshake.
“Some people don’t have a lot to do all day, so they’re very concerned about it,” said Linda Noskova, a 21st seed.
So, it was noted when Ben Shelton and Flavio Cobolli went back and forth after a match this month in Canada. Or, when Danielle Collins won Iga Swiatek for “injustice” news at the Paris Olympics. Or, when Taylor Fritz sarcastically told Wimbledon opponents that after defeating him in 2024, “there is a good flight home.”
“Maybe if I really don’t like someone, maybe – maybe – maybe – maybe – I don’t want to shake their hands, but other than that… if you lose, it’s good to congratulate someone.”
Andrea Petkovic, a 2014 French Open player, retired three years ago and likes to glimpse the “role of the player”.
She smiled, recounting the loss of Serena Williams of Rome: “In the end, she said to me, ‘Good try’.”
No one wants to eliminate the handshake
Although two-time major semifinalist Maria Sakkari knew that “there was an event that people would not like each other”, no one wanted to see the tradition disappear.
“We are… from different countries, different cultures,” Sakari said. “It’s normal for two people to fall.”
Not only after the game.
Gilbert nearly bragged with David Wheaton during what he called the “big tiff” at the 1990 Grand Slam Cup, and then an official separated them. Wheaton was upset about the sin of overthrowing. Things escalate from there.
“It got very intense, but after that, we still shook hands,” Gilbert said.
