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One thing that has been bugging me about this Joker thing is the media saying he was 'defaulted' from the tournament. Is that the right word to use? I always thought you can 'default' yourself but other people 'disqualify' you rather than 'default' you.
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Djokovic has been disqualified from the US Open for hitting a line judge in the throat with a ball he despatched in a fit of temper. It was accidental but apparently you could hear her choking through the sound effects mic.
Pretty sure that wouldn't have happened if Federer made same mistake. Absurd decision.
Really? Rules are rules.
Surely a rule that hitting a ball / line umpire with a tennis ball not involved in the actual play is a decent one isn't it? I'm sure he didn't do it on purpose, but he still did it.
@KiwiMurph said in Tennis:
He left without fronting a press conference. Classy.
Wise decision if you ask me. He's a bit of a hot head, journalists will look to escalate the story by getting a heated remark or something. Best to get out of there, calm down, and issue a measured public response. Which is exactly what he did. The story is basically dead now and everybody moves on. Spot on.
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@MajorRage said in Tennis:
Djokovic has been disqualified from the US Open for hitting a line judge in the throat with a ball he despatched in a fit of temper. It was accidental but apparently you could hear her choking through the sound effects mic.
Pretty sure that wouldn't have happened if Federer made same mistake. Absurd decision.
Really? Rules are rules.
Surely a rule that hitting a ball / line umpire with a tennis ball not involved in the actual play is a decent one isn't it? I'm sure he didn't do it on purpose, but he still did it.
@KiwiMurph said in Tennis:
He left without fronting a press conference. Classy.
Wise decision if you ask me. He's a bit of a hot head, journalists will look to escalate the story by getting a heated remark or something. Best to get out of there, calm down, and issue a measured public response. Which is exactly what he did. The story is basically dead now and everybody moves on. Spot on.
The rules are the rules and the rule is that on a first offence the standard penalty is a warning.
The offence has to be flagrant and a threat to the tournament to merit disqualification.
Assuming he didn’t aim for her it wasn’t flagrant.
And spoils the tournament not having the best player able to contest.
Absurd.
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@ACT-Crusader Same side of the draw as Thiem. It's the top half that has really opened up For Zverev I reckon
Thiem v Medvedev semi on Saturday. Should be an intriguing match.
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@KiwiMurph said in Tennis:
Pure entertainment from Kyrgios in the Aus Open tonight.
Fights off two match points in the 4th set to win in 5 sets.
Between his outbursts, trick shots, rollercoaster play and interviews the dude is just fun to watch.
It was like a tennis version of happy gilmour tonight. Lots of fans who don't look or act like tennis fans. The craziness finally wore Ugo down. Nick loves that shit
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@KiwiMurph said in Tennis:
Pure entertainment from Kyrgios in the Aus Open tonight.
Fights off two match points in the 4th set to win in 5 sets.
Between his outbursts, trick shots, rollercoaster play and interviews the dude is just fun to watch.
I cant stand him. He pouted his way through that entire thing. Looked like he was just swinging for the fence and couldn't care less if he won or lost.
