No one for TENNIS...
I watched a men's tennis tournament last weekend from an undisclosed private court in Palm Beach County.All I could see was the 2 players and a chair umpire. I didn't see a line umpire. There were no ball boys or other people on the court. Less than 10 people sitting in chairs under tents at least 50 feet away from the court. The tall fence around the court had dark green wind breaker screen so the players were without distraction.
Boom cameras were at the ends of the event and only peered over the top of the fence.
This was a real tournament, but an official match tennis like I've not seen before.
Today, it was women's tennis. Same court.
Sure I've seen practice sessions, took lessons, played on private courts many times.
This tennis was pure-player without the anger, crowd pleaser and emotions of people watching and cheering. I actually enjoyed it more!
Between play, they did a drone view from a few hundred feet and you can see it's a single court in someone's back yard. Maybe 3 acres of land with 20 cars in a row line along the back. No doubt, from the video crew players and coaches.
Except for the players, everyone was wearing an N95 mask.
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