Poll: Li Na was hoping Maria would double fault. Do you ever do this?

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Permalink Reply by Mark / The Mayor on June 3, 2011 at 10:20am

We have some honest people around here!  :-)

All 6 voters admit to hoping for double-faults.

So far.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Dong on June 3, 2011 at 5:10pm

I love to get free points!

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Permalink Reply by Jazz Burks on June 4, 2011 at 9:15am

If its free its for me! I'll take a 6-0, 6-0 bloodletting as much as I will a 3 tiebreak sets win!

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Permalink Reply by Mark / The Mayor on June 4, 2011 at 11:32pm

I hear ya.  Us amateur's have to take everything their giving.  The pros do too - but I've never heard a pro say that in a post match interview right there on the court just minutes after it happened.  Na Li can be very frank and I like that about her.

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Permalink Reply by John Spoerl on June 5, 2011 at 12:05am

I don't really hope for double faults but I have thought, "I need this guy to miss some first serves"

When I am facing a second serve return it is game on! I think I am going to win the point everytime I face a second serve (usually because I am following it in) I stand close to the service line and am all confidence.

So when my opponent misses a second serve I can feel my jets start cooling off. I will take the point either way but a double doesn't necessarily give me all the momentum I am looking for.

If you convert on their second serves they will eventually try bigger serves and gift you more doubles. 1 double doesn't mean much. Converting 3 second serve chances in a row put's your opponent in a much tougher spot mentally than just double faulting once.

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Permalink Reply by Myiesha Simmons on June 5, 2011 at 9:53am

During the serve I am ready to play it but if it happens iam ok with it

 

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Permalink Reply by Anand on June 7, 2011 at 9:24am

when playing I don't like it to happen but when I'm watching TV I sometimes say "double fault, double fault, double fault"  and sometimes it works : )

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