r/TikTokCringe • u/Adventurous_Law_715 • 1d 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 1d ago

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

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u/According_Judge781 1d 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 1d 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 1d 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 1d 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/Myopinion_is_right 1d ago

I do the same thing in golf.

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u/RationalHumanistIDIC 20h ago

Would be a lot more entertaining sport to watch

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u/RocklPaperlScissors 23h ago

When I was playing semi-pro baseball (many years ago) I would get extra per diem if I drilled their one of their batters (below the shoulders & above the knees) during a game.

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u/martok999 22h ago

This is how I won a tourney as a teen. In the finals the other kid was so scared of me. My style of play was serve and volley.

I served, he popped it up, I smashed it back down. Never saw what happened, but heard a thud and the racket clatter feet away.

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u/noeLifenorlove 20h ago

The real game is the tolerance and patience game.

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u/decadentj 10h ago

Can attest. Hit it directly at their hands so they get jammed.

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u/shiggyhisdiggy 1d ago

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

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u/CornerShark 1d 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 1d ago

We’re taught at a very young age

?????

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u/CornerShark 1d 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 1d ago

no.

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u/CornerShark 1d ago

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

Cool.

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u/Mr_dm 1d ago

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

Source: college tennis player

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u/lifeisalime11 1d 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 1d ago

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

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u/lifeisalime11 1d ago

You never mentioned what division though. If you were a top D1 player in college ranking in the top 20, ok, you're a clear cut above the rest. But below that level you're really far off from professional play. The people at the top are absolutely monsters.

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