tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22229210.post8897846780053999648..comments2024-02-03T03:19:34.129-05:00Comments on Tennis With Attitude: U.S. Open: Kiss your mother with that mouth?Nafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13980920774218677051noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22229210.post-15459829103064196182009-09-17T11:15:47.743-04:002009-09-17T11:15:47.743-04:00The linesperson was called over to the umpires cha...The linesperson was called over to the umpires chair by the umpire. She was not "playing up to management staff", she was there to answer the questions of what had happened so appropriate action could be taken. <br /><br />I feel the most for her, she did her job and was publicly humiliated and scorned. She hasn't been able to cash in on the publicity to sell her book or get yogahzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437955751421136051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22229210.post-84644875245096366642009-09-15T23:52:23.731-04:002009-09-15T23:52:23.731-04:00Yo Naf
You don't want to consider my observat...Yo Naf<br /><br />You don't want to consider my observations, so you just trash what I write and - heck you can't even get straight what I wrote and respond intelligently<br /><br />Obviously the sport to you it just a player throwing a temper tantrum. Great insight<br /><br />I can understand the sorry state of journalism after this exchange with youUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16514379150486851605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22229210.post-2815677833197106102009-09-15T21:36:51.871-04:002009-09-15T21:36:51.871-04:00Clear the court, huh? Because a tennis player is t...Clear the court, huh? Because a tennis player is throwing a temper tantrum? Oh-KAY, then. You can go on and on if you want, but there's just no talking to you. My comments made perfect sense, and just because I'm a newspaper editor doesn't mean I know everything. But thank you for thinking that of me! I'm going to go ahead and still keep your ridiculous comments up, though, Nafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13980920774218677051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22229210.post-27565214173220136272009-09-15T18:56:27.072-04:002009-09-15T18:56:27.072-04:00Yo Naf
Read your post again. First you say “ I he...Yo Naf<br /><br />Read your post again. First you say “ I heard someone say … “ Then you post “I don’t know how true that is” If you don’t know how true it is, how informed is your comment?<br /><br />That’s what set me off – you’re willing to judge someone on a comment about them you don’t even know if it is true. I heard what Mary Carillo said – almost all the network commentators there madeUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16514379150486851605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22229210.post-5361059345816709782009-09-15T15:25:49.922-04:002009-09-15T15:25:49.922-04:00Hi, OCDave. I ignored your previous comment becaus...Hi, OCDave. I ignored your previous comment because it was clear that you are not a man/woman of reason and instead of openly mocking you, I thought I'd give you a break because you were new here. Well, Dave, you've lost your pass and I hope you're happy.<br />First, yes, I really heard someone say that. Believe it was Mary Carillo. I can also tell you that as a newspaper editor, I Nafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13980920774218677051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22229210.post-38286228186786162582009-09-14T22:55:17.961-04:002009-09-14T22:55:17.961-04:00Yo, Van! I heard someone say that if Serena did wh...Yo, Van! I heard someone say that if Serena did what she did on the street, she'd leave in handcuffs. I don't know how true that is, but she deserves more than just a $10,000 fine. She's lucky she got to play the doubles, and if it weren't for all those people (all 10 of them, it looked like) who paid to see that match, that would have made a good lesson for her. <br />The Slam Nafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13980920774218677051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22229210.post-59970766207326593502009-09-14T10:32:53.534-04:002009-09-14T10:32:53.534-04:00Naf, what's up? I was just talking with someon...Naf, what's up? I was just talking with someone yesterday that was making the same point that Yogahz did in saying that you have to call it if it is a violation. But I agree with you: You have to let the players play at that stage of the match.<br /><br />I've been hearing some scuttlebutt on the Web that there might be talk of a Slam suspension for Serena. In no way, shape or form shouldvanhttp://www.tennistalkanyone.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22229210.post-80982026792163952922009-09-14T09:01:03.348-04:002009-09-14T09:01:03.348-04:00Hi Naf,
I think the U.S. Open staff painted thems...Hi Naf,<br /><br />I think the U.S. Open staff painted themselves into a corner. By closing ranks and taking sides they created a confrontational situation in which they were forced to penalize Serena - in the open with the boos and jeers of the crowd as a background. In that setting and situation, no just outcome can come out. As I posted, they should have adjourned to an off court and quiet Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16514379150486851605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22229210.post-38867240975651062212009-09-14T00:35:02.058-04:002009-09-14T00:35:02.058-04:00Yogahz, I still can't say for sure if that was...Yogahz, I still can't say for sure if that was a foot fault. I saw it from a few different angles. Not that it matters. There's really no need to flip out the way she did. What did she think was going to happen after that? It's surprising coming from Serena because she's usually so mentally tough. Anyway, I view calling foot faults the way I view line calls. If you're not sureNafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13980920774218677051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22229210.post-26934965632079230692009-09-14T00:00:08.676-04:002009-09-14T00:00:08.676-04:00The whole thing should have never happened. Serena...The whole thing should have never happened. Serena was right to be incensed at the line person - and the line person acted like a child in a school yard - digging in her heels and running to mommy the referee to protect her. Then the officials came out and closed ranks behind the lines person - look at the video - there they are clustered around the lines person who stands nodding her head - Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16514379150486851605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22229210.post-60399459274020118862009-09-13T14:01:56.381-04:002009-09-13T14:01:56.381-04:00That was weird.
In the league I see tons of foot ...That was weird.<br /><br />In the league I see tons of foot faulters, but these are people with both feet in the court while hitting their serve. At our level, since this doesn't really give them an advantage we usually let it slide. If the player is (at least) trying to serve and volley then it's worth a warning and then a call for an umpire. <br /><br />But a ff is like a fault serve yogahzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437955751421136051noreply@blogger.com