tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15314101.post-8188758844877440982008-01-02T00:27:00.000+08:002008-01-02T00:27:00.000+08:00i have been in this game for 25 years and seen singapore tennis develop from lela zainal to now... <BR/><BR/>i think its a wrong idea of getting a country's number 1 player to be a line offical or ball person is encouraging. what kind of exposure are you talking about? a player is always a player. the organising body should explore them by getting professional players to conduct workshops or hitting sessions for our players. this would be so much more encouraging rather then getting them to sit on a chair and call the lines or running and chasing around around for the yellow ball which is not their forte.<BR/><BR/>i have been a line official for the Spore Henieken Open. if you ask me how do our line officials perform during the MSL match? i can tell you is.. below standard.. line calls are not loud enough, and wrost still, out balls are not even call or signal.. you think 2 practise sessions is is enough to do a good job at a tennis match with 9k spectators? no way man... and STA got their bunch of umpires who are all qualify... i think they should fix the bill better.. get the right person to do the right job.<BR/><BR/>pardon me, everybody's entitled to his/her opinion.xiaoxiaohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03541966520163141440noreply@blogger.com