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MTF suggestions to reform the ATP and tennis in general

44K views 598 replies 231 participants last post by  Looner 
#1 · (Edited)
Apart from dumping Round Robin to the cesspool where it came from and since our Fearless Leader of the ATP Mr Disney Etienne de Villiers cares really what the fans think.

It's time for some suggestions that Mr Disney should listen to, since he wants to make tennis more interesting for the masses.

- Instead of a TB, they should have a serving contest where they place a cone in the service box and the person who hits it the most will win. (GWH)

- It should be decided on a round of Greco-Roman wrestling. Labadze will then proceed to become the marketing dream of the ATP. (Merton)

- If Tursunov is playing, then he must be allowed to have a blog off against his opponent except if it is Federer or Nadal, cause they have to be in the final. (GWH)

- As for the clay they have to do as many 360s while sliding laterally and forwards within a minute and have a tennis ball balanced on their head. (GWH)

- Instead of hitting a cone, they should bring out a lion in a cage on the service line - most balls served into the lions mouth wins. Bring on the Spectacle, Disney boy... and serve that cotton candy... (TenHound)

- Another idea to replace the tie-break: they pick 2 random spectators in the crowd (one for each player). The 1st player who gets his serve returned by the spectator loses.

OR

No spectator involved but they can do something like the penalty kicks in football (since Mr. Disney loves the WC system). If the opponent can't return the serve it counts as a goal. (Saumon)
 
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#44 ·
Re: Fearless Leader Mr Disney Welcomes MTF suggestions to reform the ATP

Have midgets instead of ballboys
 
#45 ·
Re: Fearless Leader Mr Disney Welcomes MTF suggestions to reform the ATP

The Russian mafia must be official bookmakers, since most of the gamblers here think the matches are fixed.
 
#162 ·
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- Jaap is placed in charge of all match fixing investigations.
He would be doing more than the ATP at the moment.
 
#50 ·
Re: Fearless Leader Mr Disney Welcomes MTF suggestions to reform the ATP

Annoucement

Hot off the presses since the ATP takes all these match fixing allegations very seriously there have been two positions created for Special Investigators to make sure every thing is as it should be.

Jaap and dylan24 have been appointed into these jobs.
 
#52 ·
Re: Fearless Leader Mr Disney Welcomes MTF suggestions to reform the ATP

Bye should be given ranking points.
If a player wins a set they need to play the next set with their racquet in the other hand.
Doubles matches should be best-of-three TBs to ten. Best-of-five at Wimbledon.
Uncle Toni and Mirka should wrestle before every Master Series and Grand Slam. The winner may hand pick the draw.
 
#53 ·
Re: Fearless Leader Mr Disney Welcomes MTF suggestions to reform the ATP

tennis kid, I like those suggestions.

Mr Disney get one of your minions to read this thread.
 
#55 ·
Re: Fearless Leader Mr Disney Welcomes MTF suggestions to reform the ATP

to my Robotic Monkey should be given a WC in every tournament next year
 
#56 ·
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koellerer, waske, stepanek, hewitt and almagro should automatically be seeded #1-#5 for every tournament. jeff tarango should make a comeback, too.
 
#57 ·
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tangerine_dream should be employed as crowd liason officer in France.
 
#63 ·
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now this one should please gwh ;)

the arnaud clement rule:
any player who insults a ballboy/ballgirl, should be made to do community service, by becoming a ballboy for the rest of the tournament, regardless of his progress in it. this is another way to see more of a player in an entertaining role.

note: insulting an umpire does not bring about a similar outcome. umpires do get paid so that is not community service.
 
#77 ·
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now this one should please gwh ;)

the arnaud clement rule:
any player who insults a ballboy/ballgirl, should be made to do community service, by becoming a ballboy for the rest of the tournament, regardless of his progress in it. this is another way to see more of a player in an entertaining role.

note: insulting an umpire does not bring about a similar outcome. umpires do get paid so that is not community service.
:haha: :haha: :haha:

I have seen the little troll Clement in action with the ballkids, he is one of the worst in this regard.

Tommy Haas would be an excellent ballboy, though along with Clement, there are a few others who'd do well in this situation.
 
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#66 ·
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Once the round-robins are completed and eight players (or so) remain in the tournament, Tyra Banks takes provocative photos of the final eight in various model poses and, along with a panel of annoying fashion has-beens and random gay men, votes the players with the weakest photos out of the tournament. Numerous rounds of photos are taken, with a player being sent home after each round is judged.

In less than a year, Feli becomes the new world number one after surpassing Roger's highest point total some time midway through the season.

The winner of a tournament gets their name engraved on a beautiful silver trophy, a small replica of the trophy to take home, a fashion spread in Seventeen magazine, and a $100,000 contract with Cover Girl.
Lopez already has all those rewards, so he might tank some tournaments by gaining some weight and not putting on any makeup
 
#65 ·
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All tournaments will be played under an enourmous circus tent, John McEnroe will ump every tennis match, and the rankings system will be thrown out and replaced with a magic 8-ball
 
#68 ·
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Why do they think they need to change the game to make it more interesting. It already is interesting. Changing rules won't draw in the masses who never watched tennis before.

I find it less exciting when they try to shorten the matches as they have in doubles.
 
#69 ·
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:haha: :haha:

This thread is hilarious, if i had just a little bit of imagination i'd post here :lol:
 
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