r/BeAmazed • u/Kilasatzz • 6h ago

Sports They both find it hilarious!!

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u/HairyDust4826 6h ago

Tennis players... Help me understand this rule in the game.

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u/CodexMoronicus 6h ago

It's not allowed. He just did it for a laugh.

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u/HairyDust4826 6h ago

Thanks!

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u/jluicifer 6h ago

I think specifically: you can’t let go of the racket and you can’t touch the net

It’s like the Harlem Globetrotters of tennis, at least for one point.

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u/dbcwb 4h ago

Speaking of Harlem Globetrotters of tennis, shout-out Mansour Bahrami. Legendary funny tennis player.

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u/peloxiko 6h ago

they both find it hilarious has a fun rhythm to it

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u/plsloan 5h ago

Is it not allowed because his racquet left his hand or because it hit the net? I played a little in high school, but certainly not long enough to know the nitty gritty rules.

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u/climb4fun 6h ago

Uh, really? It's allowed, no?

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u/Ok_Syllabub5616 6h ago

I don't think so. I believe they made the rule because someone (Jimmy Connor i think) threw his racquet high in the air once and somehow managed to hit the ball and win the point. They changed the rule after that

That's what I was told. I could be completely wrong, but the people who told me that knew his tennis rules.

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u/DennisTheConvict 5h ago

I had no idea but searching Jimmy Connor Racquet Throw returned a clip.

https://youtu.be/fHk3KEGF5mI?si=mEi8MHUkT_3bwb8D

Ty.

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u/EverythingSucksYo 1h ago

I agree with that comment, rule shouldn’t have been changed. Seeing people chucking their racket in an attempt to save out of reach shots would make tennis a bit more interesting. Especially if they accidentally over throw their rackets and end up hitting people in the audience 

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u/Secret_Entry9961 49m ago

If people get to keep baseballs, why cant they keep the foul rackets 😂

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u/climb4fun 6h ago

Thanks

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u/D_M-ack 6h ago

The racquet handle has to be making contact with the hand when it strikes the ball for it to count.

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u/RadiantAether 6h ago

And your racquet can’t touch the net.

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u/Jonn_1 6h ago

Exactly what every kid tried at least once, but it never worked

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u/Spekingur 6h ago

It has that “holy shit I can’t believe that worked” energy

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u/soundsofshade 6h ago

The sportsmanship here is awesome. This reminds me of when I was playing a high stakes hand of poker heads up against someone and I had milked them into an all in call against me before the river. Dude had literally 1 out and hit it and we immediately both stood up and dapped each other up because damn, even to just be a part of something that crazy, even when you lose, is awesome. Big respect to making the play and for the opposing player giving respect back.

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u/hop_mantis 6h ago

it doesn't count if you throw your racket anyway, that's against the rules

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u/plasticmotives 6h ago

Especially when playing poker.

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u/ForeverShiny 5h ago

Oh so that's what happened to guy that ran the underground game near me. I heard they got im on racketeering, now I see it in a video

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u/leont21 5h ago

Nah that’s how we play on the streets

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u/twec21 6h ago

Playing poker with a good sport is a blast

Playing poker with a bad sport will make you never want to sit at a table again

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u/EverythingSucksYo 1h ago

Where do you eat then? 

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u/twec21 1h ago

I just get a -3 mood debuff every meal

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u/uncommonrev 6h ago

Those poker coolers are so crazy. I've been on both sides of them and you gotta smile and take the situation with some grace, win or lose. That's the game.

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u/lekkerist 5h ago

reminds me of Monfils vs Schwartzman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2hNrQTt6Sc

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u/MichaelAuBelanger 5h ago

This is so wholesome haha remember that you'll rarely have more in common with your competitor than most anyone else. 

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u/arbkv 6h ago

Not like your soccer World Cup, huh?

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u/BGFlyingToaster 4h ago

He'd been waiting all day to do that. It was just for fun, but his opponent seemed to appreciate the joke.