Caroline Wozniacki joins Roger Federer in the on-court clock bandwagon

Caroline Wozniacki after crashing out of Wimbledon 2014

Former World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki who lost to Barbora Zahlavova Strycova in the fourth-round of Wimbledon 2014 has called for on-court clocks to be installed to clamp down on time-wasters in the game.

Wozniacki who lost the match 2-6, 5-7 to the unseeded Czech blamed Strycova’s time-wasting tactics between points for her loss. At the post-match interview, she pointed out that she could not break into any sort of rhythm in the match as her opponent and the chair umpire were ignorant about the time between the points.

She said "It was a tough one. She's a little bit of a different player to play. There was no rhythm out there, I thought she was very slow. But I guess the referee, she has the time on it. If she's within the time, I guess it is okay. It's up to the referee or up to the umpire to say if she is or not."

Wozniacki is the latest player to come out in the open about this rule which allows only 20 seconds for players in-between points, which many chair umpires are lenient about.

Roger Federer, the 17-time Grand Slam champion, mentioned that he stopped watching a match at this year’s tournament as he was put off because a certain player took too long.

Federer who is on the player’s council had suggested that clocks be installed to monitor the players and shape the game better. Federer’s comments came just after Lukas Rosol had complained that Rafael Nadal took too much time during his second-round loss to the Spaniard. The 2-time Wimbledon champion recorded an average of 25 seconds in-between points during the match while the rule allows only 20 seconds.

Wozniacki wholly agreeing with Federer’s views said "I wouldn't mind. I think that's fine. You have a clock. It shows exactly how much time you take in between points.”