After the excitement about Stefanos Tsitsipas: toilet breaks should be limited in time
From the coming season, the time for going to the toilet on the ATP tour will be limited.
by Nikolaus Fink
last edit: Sep 16, 2021, 07:31 pm
What was that fuss in New York City? The toilet breaks of Stefanos Tsitsipas, they were the all-important topic during the first week of the US Open tournament. However, these discussions should come to an end as early as next year. Because as an unnamed representative of the ATP announced to the Reuters news agency , the men's organization is working on a rule change.
Accordingly, too long breaks for going to the toilet should be a thing of the past from the coming season. The same will also apply to injury time-outs in "critical moments". "I hope that we will have stricter rules for toilet breaks and medical breaks before the start of next season in January," said the representative.
WTA is keeping a low profile
In New York, Tsitsipas had drawn the anger of numerous spectators and the Scots himself, especially in his first-round encounter against Andy Murray, given an almost ten-minute break. Not least because of this, the ATP is working on adapting the guidelines: "I think we are coming to a point where it will definitely become a big problem. It has been an issue for a long time, but we are now seriously trying to change it. "
It is not known how the WTA faces a possible shortening of the time for toilet breaks. However, the women's organization is "always open to discussions and the adjustment of rules if changes are necessary."