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    Generic Sports The Tennis Thread

    This happened over the weekend at the French Open


    Caroline Wozniacki to chair umpire: ‘Have you been to school?’

    The whole clip is embedded, but the fireworks begin at 1:49.


    A transcript of the exchange that was clear on audio:

    "You can not just sit there and be so arrogant. How can you see those balls there when the ball is like this out? It's not touching the line. If we had Hawk-Eye you would be so freaking embarrassed right now. So embarrassed, especially when you can see the mark. Have you been to school? Can I ask you, have you gone to school? You have gone to school, so you know that this [holds up fingers closely together] is out. It's not so difficult."


    Wozniacki, who has dropped to No. 9 in the world and hasn't won a tournament since last August in New Haven, continued her outrage in the post-match press conference:

    "When the ball is clearly out, I don't think there should be anything to argue about. If they cannot see, they should have other umpires on the lines or invent Hawk‑Eye on these courts. It's a disgrace that mistakes like this are made. It wasn't even like, you know, could have been in, could have been out. It was clearly out. Also, when a ball travels 5 miles an hour in the I think either the linesman or the main umpire should be able to see the ball, as well."

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    one of the weakest players ever to make it to the top of the world ranking.

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    Yeah, I like her a lot, she's funny, has a great personality and all, but how she made it to #1 is beyond me. She's an above average player, but not a great player.

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    it's a fluke of the current ranking system. the Grand Slam tournaments aren't weighted as heavily as they used to be, presumably so as to encourage players to appear in all of the WTA events. So since Wozniacki had a run of tournaments where she went to the quarters, semis or finals and even won a few, she harvested many more points than some of the players who won the big tournaments while skipping some of the minor ones. And let's not forget that there are hardly any dominant players in the women's circus these days. can you think of anyonewho'd have been playing at top level for more than a few montsh at a time since Justine Henin and the Williams sisters ran into injury trouble and Kim Clijsters turned into a part timer?

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    Sore loser springs to mind! Bet she wouldn't have been so bothered if she'd WON the first set 6-1 And yeah, i agree with both of you, she really isn't that good.......... but she is pretty cute, and funny

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    Damn, after yesterday's match, Nadal is now 50-1 at the French Open

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    Sharapova just punched her ticket to her first ever French Open final and she will now be the #1 ranked player in the world, win or lose on Saturday.

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    Bwahahahahahahaha....Venus Williams lost in the 1st round at Wimbledon today

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    Crushed like a bug

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    a seven year necro on a tennis thread?

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    White Privilege Thiem blasts Serena 'bad personality' in Roland Garros press conference row

    Dave James - Agence France Presse




    Paris (AFP) - Dominic Thiem has accused Serena Williams of having a "bad personality" as the bizarre row over him being booted out of his own press conference so that Roland Garros organisers could accommodate the American superstar instead took another twist.

    Austria's Thiem, the fourth seed in the men's event and the 2018 runner-up, was conducting his post-match press obligations after reaching the last 16 late on Saturday.

    However, he was then informed that the main interview room was needed by Williams who had just suffered a third round loss to Sofia Kenin.

    It was the 23-time Grand Slam title winner's earliest exit at a Slam in almost five years and she was eager to be away from the tournament site as quickly as possible.

    "It is just the principle," Thiem told Eurosport German.

    "Even if a junior is in there, every player has to wait."

    He added: "It also shows a bad personality in my opinion. I am 100 percent sure (Roger) Federer or (Rafael) Nadal would never do something like that."

    There was no indication as to who had decided to shift Thiem mid-flow on Saturday night.

    "It's a joke," fumed the 25-year-old Thiem to media officers after being told he should finish his interviews in a smaller room.

    "I have to leave the room because she's coming. What the hell, I don't care. I can also do whatever I want."

    Roger Federer, meanwhile, leapt to the defence of Thiem, describing him as "a superstar, a male superstar".

    "I think the one who is still in the tournament gets priority, that's how I see it," said Federer after easing past Leonardo Mayer on Sunday to reach his 54th quarter-final at the majors.

    "There must have been a misunderstanding or maybe they should have kept Serena still in the locker room, not waiting here in the press centre.

    "I don't know exactly what happened. I understand Dominic's frustration. I don't think he's mad at Serena or anybody. I just think it was an unfortunate situation."

    Former German great Boris Becker also said Thiem was in the right to object to his eviction.

    "If he is giving an interview, and his press conference isn't finished, then everybody else has to wait, including Serena Williams," Becker told Eurosport on Monday.

    "It was unfortunate for the organisers to put both players in that situation and they should know that if Dominic is doing his press conference then when he's finished it's Serena's turn.

    "It was an awkward situation."

    French sports daily L'Equipe claimed that Williams had shown no preference over where she carried out her press conference.

    "Put me in another room, a smaller one, but now," she was reported to have said.

    With Williams reportedly becoming increasingly impatient, officials looked to rescue the situation by moving Thiem to another room.

    "That's really impolite," she was heard to say.

    Thiem will be back on press conference duty on Monday as he is scheduled to face home hope Gael Monfils for a place in the quarter-finals.

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    Novak Djokovic denied entry into Australia after visa mishap, facing deportation

    By Paulina Dedaj | Fox News




    Novak Djokovic will not defend his title at the Australian Open this month after he was denied entry into the country on Thursday over an issue with his visa, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.

    Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison released a statement on Twitter announcing that top-ranked tennis pro will no longer be granted entry into the country just days after receiving a medical exemption that would have allowed him to participate in the Grand Slam tournament.

    "Mr Djokovic’s visa has been canceled," the statement read. "Rules are rules, especially when it comes to our borders. No one is above these rules. Our strong border policies have been critical to Australia having one of the lowest death rates in the world from COVID, we are continuing to be vigilant."

    The Australian Border Forces also released a statement stating that Djokovic did not provide the "appropriate evidence" to meet the government’s entry requirements, resulting in his visa being canceled.

    "Non-citizens who do not hold a valid visa on entry or who have had their visa canceled will be detained and removed from Australia," the statement read, via The Age.

    According to the New York Times, Djokovic was held for 12-hours and fielded questions from government officials about the evidence supporting his medical exemption and the "validity" of his visa. Australian media reported earlier that Djokovic’s team had applied for the wrong type of visa for a person with a medical exemption.

    Sources close to the tournament told Reuters that Djokovic would be deported but that he was filing an injunction to prevent it. A source also told the outlet that three other players that already arrived used the same type of visa.

    Djokovic arrived at Melbourne's Tullamarine airport just before midnight local time on Wednesday. His father, Srdjan Djokovic, told a local Serbian outlet that the tennis pro was being held in a guarded room.

    "Novak is currently in a room which no one can enter," he said, via The Associated Press. "In front of the room are two policemen."

    Victoria state’s acting minister for sports said on Twitter Wednesday that they would not "support" Djokovic’s visa after being asked by the federal government.



    "We will not be providing Novak Djokovic with individual visa application support to participate in the 2022 Australian Open Grand Slam," she wrote. "We’ve always been clear on two points: visa approvals are a matter for the Federal Government, and medical exemptions are a matter for doctors."

    Tournament officials have defended the process, saying Djokovic received no special treatment in being granted the exemption.

    The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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