Federer: Time violations not being enforced

Roger Federer says that the time taken in between points is being violated and that officials do not properly enforce it enough. At the Grand Slams, The ITF allows 20 seconds between points, while the ATP allows 25 at its tournaments.

"I do believe the officials could be a bit more tough on timing," he told reporters at Indian Wells. "I'm not complaining a lot, but I don’t know how you can go through a four-hour match with Rafa [Nadal] and he never gets a time violation. It’s natural that even I would go over time, but they never call it. There are times when they could be a bit more firm. because at the end of the day, I don’t know if fans are getting frustrated to watch five points that are going to take us five minutes."

However, Federer is not in favor of installing shot clock.

"I hope it does not go that far. All of us should be able to agree of something that is possible. But you don’t want to lose fans because of that." â€" Matt Cronin