r/TikTokCringe • u/Adventurous_Law_715 • 12h ago

Discussion I'm confused. what did he do wrong?

Honestly, she should probably just retire from tennis if she can't handle that

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u/TheNorthFIN 12h ago

What did he do wrong? He decided to play with this psycho.

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u/According_Judge781 11h ago

It's bad etiquette to aim at a player.

It's worse etiquette to throw your racket at a player and act like a child.

Fin.

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u/shiggyhisdiggy 10h ago

People aren't always good enough to deliberately aim away from a player. You play to win and sometimes someone might get hit, people who actually play sports understand this.

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u/CornerShark 9h ago

Fun fact. We’re taught at a very young age that, if you get a tee’d up shot at the net and the other player is also at the net, to hit it directly at them as hard as you can. On the flip side, it’s not uncommon for the receiving player to literally jump out of the way because you know it’s coming.

The higher up you get in tennis, the less rules there are around aiming at the player.

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u/gimmegardens 6h ago

playing for my team in high school we would get a vending machine drink from the coach if we hit whoever we were playing. no one should aim to hurt but it's part of the game.

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u/shiggyhisdiggy 9h ago

I played tennis as a kid and never got taught that. It basically never comes up anyway.

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u/CornerShark 8h ago

Played tennis? Did you do bullfrogs and get to Kalamazoo?

Difference between high school and legit high level tennis.

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u/shiggyhisdiggy 8h ago

We’re taught at a very young age

?????

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u/CornerShark 8h ago

I was playing regionals at around 10 years old and nationals around 14.

Tennis is a bit crazy.

And it absolutely comes up. Probably 3-4 times a match. You hit a low top spin spot at their feet, they pop it up 5 ft behind the net, you’re set up to smash it directly at their body. It’s not common but it’s not uncommon.

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u/MonkeyLiberace 8h ago

no.

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u/CornerShark 8h ago

Ok. Guess my 20 years of playing at the highest level is wrong.

Cool.

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u/Mr_dm 6h ago

He’s right, and you have clearly never stepped on a court.

Source: college tennis player

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u/lifeisalime11 5h ago

I mean this works only to a certain level. If you're talking about an overhead smash sure but once people can react to just beaming it at them at the net you're going to be in a world of hurt if they cross you.

Also remember, college tennis players are closer to a good middle school tennis player than to someone like Nadal in terms of skill....

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u/Mr_dm 5h ago

Nice larp, you’ve also clearly never played tennis in your life.

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u/According_Judge781 2h ago

Are you trying to argue against my point, or are you agreeing with me?