Tag: Controversy

Fabio Fognini is not well-known for his good manners; on the contrary, he is famous for insulting umpires, opponents, fans and even his own team when on court. Some history Back in the days, Fognini called Filip Krajinovic “shitty gipsy”, he showed the middle finger to...

Daria Gavrilova is the media darling back in Australia, but this action will definitely change this perception. What happened Daria was facing the world no. 76 Madison Brengle in the Acapulco opener. The Australian was a set down, and she lost her service game after committing...

3 years ago, Roger Federer surprised the world with his new shot: the SABR (Sneak Attack By Roger).  The SABR consists in demi-volleying the second serve to immediately get to the net and take the opponent completely by surprise. The controversy There used to be a...

Australia has produced a plethora of tennis talent over the years, albeit quite sporadically. Rod Laver, Pat Rafter, Lleyton Hewitt and Margaret Court all held the number one singles ranking at some point in their illustrious careers. However, the most talented of Australia's current crop of...

Shocking stuff in Buenos Aires. Pablo Carreno Busta lost in his 1st round for the 8th time in his last 10 tournaments, and he didn’t take it well. Pablo was facing fellow Spaniard Guillermo Garcia Lopez to lose 7-6 (5) 1-6 7-6 (6) after he...

Ryan Harrison and Donald Young didn’t have a friendly match in New York. The 2 Americans were battling in the 1st round of the new ATP250 when Harrison muttered something (probably racist) at Donald that was prompt to tweet his disappointment. Donald posted “I’m shocked...

Even if Marin Cilic and Roger Federer are fierce rivals on court, they still have huge respect for each other. There has been a lot of speculation that the Australian Open was helping a lot the Swiss Maestro during the tournament in order to attract more...

Sascha Zverev is about to play the Davis Cup tie against Australia in Brisbane, and when asked about Bernard Tomic, the German had a rather polemic answer. What happened Now ranked no. 168, Tomic failed to qualify for the main draw of the Australian Open following...

Weird stuff in Melbourne as Mischa Zverev, one of the most serious guys on tour, is fined for lack of effort. What happened The German withdrew against Hyeon Chung in the first round when he was losing 6-2 4-1. Apparently, he was struggling, and he couldn’t...

There is an ongoing controversy on how things are managed at the Australian Open. Novak Djokovic is extremely upset with the organization that is allowing players to compete under extremely hot conditions. According to the Serbian, the organization has to wait for the temperature...