It seems that there is a man in his 70's that regularly plays tennis but has had a recent bout with glaucoma and wears protective goggles. Some of the people he plays with try to hit him in the face as hard as they can.
He is wondering if this is "malicious intent" and falls under the Code? What are your opinions???
Personally, I would tell him to quit playing with those guys. If he meets them in a tournament, then its probably fair game. I remember Myron Krueger telling me that they were taught to hit the net man in doubles when he played (probably #8) at A&M...
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My coaches always told me to go for the net player when you can to put it away, but as a current player and official, it is malicious intent if your doing it as hard as you can and at their face.
I don't think anyone would tell you to hit it at their face as hard as you can. That to me, is analagous to a flagrant foul.
Sounds like this guy has had a history of not seeing the ball too well and therefore cheated a lot of his opponents. It would appear they are trying to get even with him now.
Remember, there are always two sides to any one story. In my opinion, this guy probably deserves a little payback.
If this guy is playing anyone who is skilled enough to aim at a moving object as small as a pair of goggles and actually hit them, then his opponents need to get out of town and get on the ATP Tour. Most of the guys I play against consider it a minor milestone when they aim at a stationery object the size of a Tennis court and actually hit it. If they are consumed with the intent of trying to hit something that small, it's my guess they are making a lot of unforced errors. Bring them on, I say.
Please, hit it to me. Then I have a chance. Just don't make me run after it.
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That's what he gets for being 70 and trying to play tennis.
If he feels his opponents are deliberately hitting at his head perhaps he should later respond with an auto da fe in the form of a testicle seeking forehand. Finally, come on Randy, you know Myron never played as high as #8!
I have always played that if you get hit by the tennis ball, "it's your fault". I never blamed anyone but me when I got hit.
I have solved the problem of folks trying to hit me on the tennis court. I just file a grievance against them as soon as I can. The harder I'm hit, the more pages I submit in my grievance. Works every time.
I have the perfect cure for playing someone that is trying to hit you in the face--stay on the baseline. I do just exactly that and enjoy it immensely. If I remember right, the last time I was to net was 23 years ago (and the results weren't good.)
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