[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by jet

Have to agree with that....what is the knob going to do next?
Did you see him throwing his open water bottle at the spot where Tsitsipas's sits between games and spitting at the crowd in an earlier match?

No we missed the first 2 sets….from what we saw and heard he was disruptive and seemed to have wound his opponent up to the point he became frustrated..then actually started playing some tennis. That’s why I judging from what the commentators were saying I saw his behaviour as deliberate. His opponent showed some unacceptable behaviour but I saw that as a result of his behaviour. He clearly needs to control his frustration…it’s really unsettling for the opponent and is perhaps deliberate and part of his game…uncalled for and unacceptable.

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

No we missed the first 2 sets….from what we saw and heard he was disruptive and seemed to have wound his opponent up to the point he became frustrated..then actually started playing some tennis. That’s why I judging from what the commentators were saying I saw his behaviour as deliberate. His opponent showed some unacceptable behaviour but I saw that as a result of his behaviour. He clearly needs to control his frustration…it’s really unsettling for the opponent and is perhaps deliberate and part of his game…uncalled for and unacceptable.

Its a tough one as part of me can't stand him, but the other part is waiting to see what he does next He was shouting at his box and blaming them for stuff. He must be a nightmare to play against but his opponents should be professional enough to zone him out and ignore him. The more he sees it riles them, the more he ramps it up. Its not the behaviour for a major tournament, he even tried to have the umpire changed.