69 matches were cancelled on Tuesday at Wimbledon because of rain and it disrupted Wednesday too. From animal trivia and Lego, to keeping your mind calm and muscles ready, CDEccleshare spoke to players about what they actually do during rain delays...
“Denis was doing some animal trivia questions with his team and I jumped in on that. I learned that a turtle can breathe through its butt.”
Passing time during a rain delay for a tennis player is broadly like what one does on a summer holiday where bad weather keeps you indoors. So yeah, luckily I got to catch up with some friends who I hadn’t seen for a while. I kept myself entertained.” “Nowadays you see players playing cards, backgammon and on their phone playing video games. With Taylor you have to pull his head out of his video games once in a while so he doesn’t get too immersed before he plays a match.”Away from keeping themselves occupied, players have to ensure that they are physically and mentally ready should the rain stop and they be called to court. Tennis is a strange sport because even on non-rain days there can be a huge range of possible start times.
The key to how to manage a rain delay, whether long or short, is maintaining the right energy. And coaches play a crucial role here in keeping their players grounded and not too wound up or relaxed. “I say to them that you have to be able to let go of the things you can’t control,” says Annacone, who also used to coach the legendary Pete Sampras. “But it’s really hard to do that in practice.”
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