Time vs Code

Question 1

Time Violation. For Davis Cup, Fed Cup, ATP, Grand Slam Trounaments and ITF Men’s Circuit.

Answer 1

SERVER:
First Time Violation - WARNING
Subsequent Violations - POINT, POINT, POINT etc.

RECEIVER:
First Time Violation - WARNING
Subsequent Violations - POINT, POINT, POINT etc.

Question 2

CHECK!!!
Time Violation: ITF Women’s Circuit, ITF Juniors Circuit, ITF Seniors Circuit and WTA.

Answer 2

First Violation: WARNING
Subsequent Violation: POINT, POINT, POINT etc.

** Doesn’t seem to have loss of serve for these events….

Question 3

CODE VIOLATION - Delay of Game:
All competitions - if there is a delay in game, what penaties are there?

Answer 3

First Violation: WARNING
Second Violation: POINT
Third Violation: GAME
Fourth Violation: GAME or DEFAULT

Question 4

Time Violation - Standard situations - “just too slow”

Answer 4

• Over 20 seconds between points as Server (CHECK!**)
• Over 25 seconds between points as Server (ATP)
• Over 90 seconds on change of ends (even after “15 seconds” announcement)
• Over 120 seconds on set break (even after “15 seconds” announcement)
• Not following reasonable pace of the server (as a guideline 12 - 15 seconds)

Question 5

After a 10 minute break - extreme weather conditions rule. (What is this?)

Answer 5

• Womens tennis only
• “back-to-back” time violations
• Warning, point, point… penalty schedule used (only time violations)

Question 6

CODE VIOLATION:
When are Delay of Game code violations given?

Answer 6

• Refusal to play, after instruction to play “Let’s play”
• After a time violation (no other point has been played)
• After a medical time-out (30 seconds after “Time”)
• After a 90 second change fo ends medical treatment
• After a set break medical treatment
• As a result of a non-treatable medical condition
• Leaving the court “on his/her own time”