15 Strict Rules Female Tennis Players Have To Follow

Professional Tennis Player Rules Are More Strict Than You Could Ever Imagine. From Their Dress Code To Bathroom Breaks...
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It turns out that there are a lot of strict rules when it comes to professional women’s tennis. Just ask star player Serena Williams who has broken almost all of them at one point or another! Many fans felt her being penalized for the dress code was unfair, but when it comes to unsportsmanlike conduct she has some marks on her record there too! Alize Cornet found herself in the middle of a considerable controversy after quickly changing her clothes courtside, and Simona Halep has some strong feelings on how many breaks players should get during a match. Are some of these regulations making it tough for people like COco Gauff to be their best or for stars like Victoria Azarenka to get back on the court after an absence? Heather Watson has been penalized for uttering “audible obscenities” while Petra Kvitova got in trouble for celebrating during her match against Ash Barty a little bit too loudly. While some stars have had to pay huge fines for their actions, many fans believe Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova got away with too much during a match against Sloane Stephens.

What do you think about the restrictions placed on these impressive professional athletes? Do you think they’re unfair compared to what their male counterparts experience or do they help keep the playing field level? Let us know what you think in the comment section below and then click on the subscribe button for more new videos from us here at The Talko.

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[vincentm]

All these rules are not exclusive to 'female tennis players' ...

[kajquirijns]

These are literally the same rules as men’s tennis

[rushrush]

The rule restricting tournaments for really young players is a good thing. We've lost too many players to burnout, because of too much too soon.

[peteranastasakis]

Why is there so much mirrored tennis? I’m pretty sure we all know that Serena isn’t lefty.

[itzhenrythegamerguy]

Serena Williams left-handed (caused by backwards footage) is a strange sight to see.

[benjamined]

It’s the same rules as for men so why make it specific for women

[saniyyah]

seemed to be targeted to Serina player to me ....

[renamon]

Billy jean king had to deal with these strict rules and still became a Legend

[nineee]

As a tennis player and as someone who always watches the grand slams daMn i can relate to some of those rules

[candysquad]

This is so typical then you can take off a shirt at any time when you’re playing a sport but if women just try to adjust the shirt they get a warning or something bad will happen this is so unfair or equal in the same way

[buffalobob]

We all have to live with rules that we may not like in our jobs (and our every day lives). If tennis players and other athletes don't like specific rules, work to change them, rather than just flagrantly violating them.

[josie.larinni]

men and women will be penalised for coaching. both will be penalised for breaking racquets. both will be penalised for swearing. dont act as if women are being marginalised

[isabellanachawati]

I was at the U.S. Open that year when Serena smashed her racket

[JISJ]

As you presented it several of those rules are unisex so no real attac against specifically women players.

[TheGreatHotDogConsumer]

I wish one of those rules was no grunting.

[tylerHphoto]

Time rules all came around because of Television broadcasts. They want to be able to have the match fit nicely into a standard broadcast schedule. Baseball started a pitch timer to speed up the game at the request of Television broadcasters.

[mina-wjgl]

When will you guys do a swimming version. We need more appreciation

[alabasterch]

Serena is the worst example of sportsmanship in the history of this sport

[vishioncarter]

one thing to take from this video: no matter what serena is gonna stick up for herself and she is gonna STEP regardless

[arconeagain]

And one of the strict rules is that they don't lose their seeding after maternity leave. This is a very poorly put together video.