Tag: Controversy
Feliciano Lopez criticizes Federer for clay court break
Roger Federer has decided for the second consecutive year not to compete during the clay court season in order to preserve his body and focus on the competitions on faster surfaces.
Why Federer is legit not to play
In theory, all ATP1000s, except for Monte Carlo,...
Djokovic should hire back his previous team and Boris Becker. EVERT
Novak Djokovic is having the most problematic period of his fantastic career. The former world no.1 has been going through huge roller coaster since he parted ways with Boris Becker back in 2016 and then his entire coaching team in May 2017. Later on,...
Federer’s scheduling is not fair. TIRIAC
At 36 years of age, Roger Federer is doing everything he can to prolong his fantastic career. Last year, the Swiss legend decided to skip the entire clay court season even if he felt ready for the Roland Garros to preserve his body for...
Verdasco attacks Kyrgios over inappropriate tweet
Nick Kyrgios and Fernando Verdasco had a rather bitter, yet unnecessary, quarrel over the internet for an inappropriate comment from the Australian.
The background
Fernando had to face Kyrgios’ friend Thanasi Kokkinakis in the 3rd round in Miami. Nick has always been a tremendous supporter of...
That is my F***ING DAD. KOKKINAKIS to VERDASCO
This match between Thanasi Kokkinakis and Fernando Verdasco wasn’t that easy.
First the Spaniard had a heated exchange with Nick Kyrgios on tweeter as the Aussie was mocking Fernando about his past matches against his compatriots (the Spaniard lost the last 6 contests against Australians).
What...
Wozniacki received death threats during match Miami
Seeded no.2, Caroline Wozniacki crashed out in her opening match in Miami at the hands of Monica Puig after she bagelled the Puerto Rican in the first set before losing 0-6 6-4 6-4.
Monica had the full support of the local crowd during the match,...
Players should not be penalized for having children. BLAKE ON SERENA WILLIAMS
Women at work often struggle when they have babies. Unfortunately, this is especially true in the sport since the athletes have to recover a top form and they need to cope with different emotions.
It’s also a pity that new moms are “penalized” in tennis;...
Fognini insults Chardy in Indian Wells
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...
SHOCKING. Gavrilova throws racket at ballboys
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...
Federer’s SABR was shocking. EDBERG
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...