{"id":6935,"date":"2016-04-14T17:37:40","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T17:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.playyourcourt.com\/?p=6935"},"modified":"2019-12-23T17:57:39","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T17:57:39","slug":"17-problems-only-a-tennis-player-will-understand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.playyourcourt.com\/news\/improve\/17-tennis-problems-only-a-tennis-player-will-understand\/","title":{"rendered":"17 Problems Only a Tennis Player Will Understand"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever talked to your non-tennis playing friends about your #tennisproblems, and had them look at you with a blank stare? Of course you have. There are certain things that only a tennis player can understand. Here are our favorites.<\/p>\n

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1. The awkward moment when your opponent is losing his\/her mind<\/h3>\n

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2. The emotional roller coaster of a tough match<\/h3>\n

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3. The frustration of non-players\u00a0thinking tennis is easy<\/h3>\n

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4. When your doubles partner is missing EVERYTHING and you need to tell them “It’s OK,” even when it’s definitely NOT<\/h3>\n

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5. When the sun is perfectly in your eyes on your ball toss<\/h3>\n

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6. Disproportionate muscles<\/h3>\n

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7. Playing in the wind<\/h3>\n

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8. When you’re bouncing the ball before you serve and it hits your foot and rolls all the way to the net<\/h3>\n

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9. The rage you feel when you are losing to someone you shouldn’t lose to<\/h3>\n

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10. Talking to yourself after a stupid shot<\/h3>\n

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11. When you hit your shin on your serve follow-through<\/h3>\n

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12. Ridiculous tan lines<\/h3>\n

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13. Blaming your equipment when you know it was all your fault<\/h3>\n

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14. When you explain tennis scoring to someone who doesn’t know tennis and they ask, “Why wouldn’t each point just be one point? Why 15? And what’s deuce?”<\/h3>\n

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15. When your opponent calls your winner that was clearly in, out<\/h3>\n

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16. When you have to play a pusher<\/h3>\n

\"3\"<\/p>\n

17. How you think you look on the court vs. how you actually look<\/h3>\n

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Ever talked to your non-tennis playing friends about your #tennisproblems, and had them look at you with a blank stare? Of course you have. There are certain things that only a tennis player can understand. Here are our favorites. 1. The awkward moment when your opponent is losing his\/her mind 2. 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