We have a new bad guy in town.
Adrian Mannarino was already well known for not being a nice person with ball boys, and on Saturday he displayed another disgusting act during his match against Monfils in Wimbledon.
What happened?
Mannarino was going to his chair, he clearly noticed that a ball boy was in the way to barge into the kid pretending he didn’t do that on purpose. Eventually, the Frenchman got a penalty point and a £7,000 fine.
It’s a joke. MANNARINO
Instead of apologizing, the Frenchman hit back at the umpire to say
“What did I do? I was just passing by. We were shoulder to shoulder. I was just trying to move. I was slowing down, he was close to me, I had to stop it.
It’s a joke. I’m hurting myself just not to hurt him and you give me a warning. Ball kids are the priority, right? I cannot walk to my chair? I’m not hitting him. I’m hitting him as much as he’s hitting me.”
The Frenchman was already involved I another couple of horrible episodes against ball boys. Once he intentionally threw a racket near a kid on court; another time he kicked a boy in the throat.
We do not need these people around.
Mannarino just got a point penalty.
— jimmy soixante-dix (@hotdog6969) February 20, 2017
Anyone thinks #mannarino didn’t walk into ball boy deliberately is deluded. What a prick for doing that. Big time Charlie. #Wimbledon2017
— Sheff2 (@Sheff_two) July 7, 2017
Mannarino is on the shitlist for his crappy comments about ball kids. Check your ego at the door, asshole.
— Chris P (@scoobstennis) July 8, 2017
So is Mannarino going to be fined and banned for pushing a ballboy or…?
— Michael (@MichaelForte) July 8, 2017
Is ballboy-hater Mannarino shouting “och aye” every time he strikes the ball? Sound like it! Oh, he’s just beaten Monfils #Wimbledon
— Susan Porter (@susyp47) July 8, 2017
This is not ok. Barging a ballboy – what is wrong with you?https://t.co/8lcbLRMKex
— Stuart Dickson (@DJStuartDickson) July 6, 2017
In the space of about 15 minutes tonight, Mannarino SERIOUSLY barked TOWEL at a ballboy, fired a ball and nearly hit someone (code viola…)
— Stephanie Myles (@OpenCourt) May 25, 2016
Mannarino got the ballboy to shake his drink. Too much. #crazyfrenchies
— Tumaini Carayol (@tumcarayol) June 10, 2011
French player barges into ball boy says he is more important than “ball kids” – Gallic arrogance is still alive https://t.co/NdADl6AtIX
— MrsMills (@MrsMillsST) July 8, 2017
MANNARINO what an arsehole! Barged into ball boy – deliberately it seemed?! And never apologised. Umpire gave him code violation. #twat
— Scott A Earp (@ScottyEarp) July 6, 2017
Mannarino barging into ball boy and then saying who is more important…what a class A prick.
— Tom (@tdunne888) July 8, 2017
Mannarino’s game penalty was for hitting a ball boy with a ball. He’d already received a point penalty.
— 🎾Tennis on telly📺 (@Tennis_UKTV) February 20, 2017
Mannarino, upset with a call, urges the ball boy to give him the balls “faster, faster”.
— OnTheGoTennis (@onthegotennis) July 14, 2015
Big jump for Mannarino today. From Court 15 and hitting a ball at a ball boy to Hisense Arena against Ferrer. Stupid twat. #ausopen
— Darren Hodge (@CaptainUniverse) January 15, 2014
