The ATP has decided tighten the framework for toilet breaks, after the uproar caused by the extended breaks that several tennis players took while moving … suspicions that they did not use them only for their physical needs.
The world federation informed the athletes that now Only one toilet break per race will be allowed and its duration should not exceed three minutes from the moment the tennis player enters the WC.
Among the tennis players who have been accused of using as … an unfair means, either to interrupt the opponent’s rhythm, or to calm themselves and even to receive instructions via mobile phone from their coach, was Stefanos Tsitsipas.
THE Tsitsipas claimed that it did not break any rules, but after numerous protests by athletes, the ATP decided to take action, although some may believe that the new guidelines are still not far enough.
Although toilet-breaks will be limited to three minutes, players will also have two minutes to change their clothes. Players will be limited to one per match and will only be allowed at the end of one set. If a player spends too much time in the toilet, he will be subject to time violations.
The ATP is also considering new rules for medical timeouts under which players will only have one three-minute timeouts per game.
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