Many tennis fans would like it if the downtime between the action was uniform for all competitors. Is it fair if one player likes to play in a hurry while the other one takes his time, or vice versa?
Should the ATP more strictly regulate medical timeouts, toilet breaks, toweling off between points and pushing the 25-second rule between serves?
Players have tics, routines, paces and ways of winning, as different from each other as their personalities. The very nature of sports and competition is to look for an edge, any edge, that will build his momentum or stop his opponent from what he does best.
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