Tennis coverage - brutal quirks and annoying habits

[beckwall]

I love to watch tennis. I used to play 5 times a week, now I have 2 artificial hips that make it difficult, but I love the game. LOVE IT.

That said, I have a few questions for Doper fans and players alike.

1) Why do the announcers phrase things so strangely - "She seems to be playing better and better, Sharapova". OK, I know that announcing the score may go something like that ("First set goes 6-2, Federer") but putting the person's name after you have made your comments seems odd. Commentators most likely to do this are Mary Carillo and Patrick McEnroe.

2) Stop with the pre-serve ball bouncing, please. I counted each time Djokovic was preparing to serve, and occasionally he bounced the ball more than 20 times.
Is this a new type of psych out thing, so that your opponent never knows when you are going to serve? Or is it just a rhythm thing. Or an obnoxious habit. He was chastised several times during this past Australian Open, and I think even the crowd started to dislike him because of it. Oh well, he must be good if he won the whole tournament, Djokovic.

Keep on stroking those balls, kids.