US OPEN TENNIS

What good does a rule do for a sport where favouritism abounds towards seeded or famous players? Not much, I shall say. There were times when fitness counted in tennis and cramps were a sign of being unfit to play or the lack thereof sufficient grounds for elimination. Yesterday, Serena Williams in her match against Daniela Hantuchova, was unfit to play and should have been disqualified.”The umpire, the trainer, Hantuchova and several other official as gathered round as the injury break became longer, and a tearful Williams shrieked in agony when ice was applied to her calf.” Of course I understand Serena s pain and suffering, but who is being treated unfairly? Daniela Huntuchova, who is fit and ready to play. What happened thereafter is irrelevant, all the heroics from Serena for me amount to nothing, because the rule was stretched out unfairly in her favour, when she should have been eliminated on the spot.A three-minute time out is a three-minute time out, period. Any time past the …