Friday 24 June 2011

A solution looking for a problem...

Here's the solution: This would solve the following problems:
1. The sun shining in the players' eyes.
2. Play having to be stopped every time it rains at Wimbledon.*
3. Those rather unsporting double-handed shots.
4. There's not enough space for advertising logos on a tennis racquet.
5. The players will have something to hide behind if they are sulking after losing a game, or if they wish to mouth swear words at their opponent.

Any more ideas?

* Apparently they've gone for the rather more expensive option on Centre Court.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Perfect for hitting an errant line judge.

Mark Wadsworth said...

AC, with the spikey thing on the top.

I've just thought of advantage (sic) seven: you know how tennis players mainly use one arm, so they end up a bit lopsided with one muscular arm and one normal one, they could put lead weights in the umbrella handle to give the left arm a bit of exercise as well, even things up a bit.

Anonymous said...

Forcing players to carry The Rainbow Coloured Umbrella will serve as constant reminder of the lack of diversity recognized in this world until such time that gay marriage has been normalised and is taught in the public schools.

A K Haart said...

In clement weather they could jam it into the grass upside down and fill it with enough balls to avoid all that rather obtrusive child labour.

WitteringsfromWitney said...

Besides down here, its looking a tad black overhead.........

Mark Wadsworth said...

Anon, fair enough, but Buster Mottram could have had his emblazoned with a swastika.

AKH, good one! They could also leave it half-closed and use it for carrying tennis balls, bottles of water and stuff.

WFW, you've lost me.

WitteringsfromWitney said...

MW: sorry - non PC joke. Perhaps I should have phrased it: Never mind what is overhead, its looking a tad dark down here! .....

Mark Wadsworth said...

WFW, Serena is a goddess among women of whatever colour, race or creed and not to be slighted on this here 'blog.

WitteringsfromWitney said...

Apologies.....

View from the Solent said...

What are these ten nis of which you speak?

Mark Wadsworth said...

Problem number 10 which this would solve - players making that silly 'punching the air' gesture after scoring a point.