Over the years, tennis has seen a great evolution. From the implementation of new rules and regulations to enhancing the experience, the authorities have been working relentlessly to provide the viewers and the players with the best experience. Recently, the ATP came in with a new set of rules. These rules will be tested at the upcoming ATP Next Gen Finals in Jeddah this year. However, the new rules could prove to be a bit problematic for Rafael Nadal.

As the addition of the new rules broke the internet, the fans were quick to react to it while sparking their own opinions on the same. While some came in and suggested that Rafael Nadal could be in trouble, some suggested that the rules are completely weird.

Fans react after ATP releases new set of rules for the ATP Next Gen Finals

The fans were quick to react as soon as the news of the new rules being introduced broke on the internet. One fan came in and suggested that the new rules could be a bit problematic for Rafael Nadal. He further went ahead to add that soon in the near future, the tennis players will take less time to prepare than the Formula 1 engineer takes for changing tires.

“There’s no way Nadal can pull out his pants and complete all his routines in 8 seconds. 10 years later tennis players will prepare faster for serves than these dudes change tires in Formula 1,” wrote the user.

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Another fan came in and hilariously suggested that instead of tiebreakers, a round of twisters would be played to decide the winner of the set. “2024’s Next Gen Finals will have the players playing a round of Twister instead of a tiebreak to determine the winner of the set,” wrote the user.

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“Why are we in such a hurry?” a fan wrote while suggesting that the implementation of the new rules could make the game very fast-paced.

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This fan came in and cheekily suggested that the players should use a heavier ball to play and the time taken to restore themselves should be drastically reduced. “Lol. Let’s make matches more physical with heavier balls, but then also reduce the amount of time players have to physically reassert themselves. I’m sure that will go juuuuust great,” wrote the user.

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Last but not least, this fan suggested that the second rule was weird because the players actually complained about the matches ending up late rather than the 10-second gap that they reduced.

“Second rule is so weird. To swap constantly between long and short time clocks. Just keep it at 25. People complain about long matches when they end super late..that’s due to scheduling, not an extra 10 seconds allowed between points..” wrote the user.

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Thus, the new rules that were introduced to make the game more fun eventually dealt with a huge backlash from the fans. Interestingly, many even suggested that Rafael Nadal could face more problems with it. But how?

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How could Rafael Nadal face problems with the implementation of the new rules?

Interestingly, Rafael Nadal has had a very illustrative career throughout his life. From winning grand slams to multiple ATP titles, the Spanish Maestro has achieved almost everything in his life. However, there is one more thing that he was known for, wasting some time during his serves. This was essentially done to break his opponent’s focus and thus win the points.

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However, with the new set of rules coming in and the time between the serves being lowered, he could not use his tactics anymore and would have to eventually serve his set earlier.

Thus, at the upcoming ATP Next Gen Finals, the new rules introduced by the ATP will come to light. It will be interesting to see how the players cope with that and make the best use of the new rules and regulations.

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