Come on people - Of course he deserved to be disqualified. He injured an official - ever been hit with a lump of wood onto your shin bone before?
Stop bleating about the fans losing out - no different to a boxer being disqualified. Yeah it is a shame for them, but you cannot let game carry on just so that the fans can get their moneys worth.
I would have decked him if he did that, then gave me a little pat on the back as an afterthought as he walked away.
It wasnt an accident. He may have unintentionally injured the line judge, but that was because he lost his temper, lost control and kicked out. If he'd thrown his racquet (which he'd already done in the match) and it had hit a ball girl would be saying he shouldnt be disqualified?
It would have been an accident if he'd tripped over and inadvertently kicked the line judge. Or if he'd gone to hit the ball, the racquet had slipped out of his hand and decapitated Cilic. In which case, of course, the match could have proceeded after a fair warning to be more careful.
I am stunned that people are questioning the decision to default him, he assaulted an official for God's sake.
If I were the line judge I would be looking into taking action against Nalbandian, if you or I did that in the street then we'd get done for it.
Whether he intended to hurt the line judge is irrelevant, the fact is that his violent outburst caused injury to an innocent bystander and Nalbandian should pay compensation to the line judge.
Imagine you were at a game and the ball goes out of play and an opposition player deliberately smashes the ball full power into the crowd and hits someone in the front row in the face, there'd be outrage and rightly so.
Nalbandian has just confirmed my suspicions that most tennis players, and golf players for that, are self-centred egotistical arseholes.
I liked your comment right up until the last sentence.
I play tennis and I am not a self-centered egotistical arsehole. I asked all of my friends recently to come round for an evening to discuss what they thought about me, giving them a few days to prepare some appropriate and helpful points, and they all agreed I was actually a very easy-going modest kind of guy.
I liked your comment right up until the last sentence.
I play tennis and I am not a self-centered egotistical arsehole. I asked all of my friends recently to come round for an evening to discuss what they thought about me, giving them a few days to prepare some appropriate and helpful points, and they all agreed I was actually a very easy-going modest kind of guy.
I think Ormy inadvertently left out the word professional....
I liked your comment right up until the last sentence.
I play tennis and I am not a self-centered egotistical arsehole. I asked all of my friends recently to come round for an evening to discuss what they thought about me, giving them a few days to prepare some appropriate and helpful points, and they all agreed I was actually a very easy-going modest kind of guy.
I think Ormy inadvertently left out the word professional....
Indeed, professional is the operative missing word.
Did he mean to kick the hoarding - yes. Did he undertake a risk assessment of the strength and rigidity of it, or work out the trajectory of it should it have broken. No of course not. It was an negligent act but not one he intended to result in injury.
Now apparently the Police are investigating a complaint. I can't think of a bigger waste of time. There is no way in the world that there is a case to answer for presumably assault.
The world is mad. He apologised. He could, quite conceivably be liable for damages caused including pain and suffering. Criminally responsible - not a chance. There is no offence of criminal negligence.
Were the organisers responsible for the inappropriate siting of the hoarding - yes of course? In the remorseless pursuit of advertising revenue, they sited a box hoarding in front of the touch judges leg without taking account of the fact that somebody could bash into it, accidentally or otherwise and cause injury.
Sort of what you'd expect from an Argentinian - attack while no one's looking - then get in a child-like strop when it all goes pear-shaped. He should offer ro repay the fans' admission costs.
Didn't exactly seem like a child-like strop during the interview, he was just very disappointed with the decision and the outcome of the match, and understandably so. Wouldn't you be if you got disqualified in a final after winning a tough first set? He's a competitor, of course he's going to be disappointed. He reacted in the same way anyone else would, and that includes being apologetic
Looked pretty painful. I can't imagine he thought there was a chance that the board would break and manage to do that,just an inanimate object to take his frustrations out on. He's clearly hurt the guy though, so can't really make any other decision.
Although, would have been interesting to see them carry on and how the line judge called his shots from then on
How is it a silly rule? He physically injured a referee - would you expect a football player to stay on if did something similar to a lino? I think the lin judges reaction is perfectly understandable as he'd have been in pain and in shock and I doubt many of us would be in the mood to accept an apology seconds after someone's just totally needlessly put a gash in our leg.
It was a petulant and childish act by a fully grown professional - part of the sporting ethos is about respect and discipline if you don't adhere to that then you have every right to be punished.
If a player kicked a lino in a football game he wouldn't be sent off? I big to differ there! If a player in a fit of frustration came up and kicked me when I was lining then it would be red every single time.
How is it a silly rule? He physically injured a referee - would you expect a football player to stay on if did something similar to a lino? I think the lin judges reaction is perfectly understandable as he'd have been in pain and in shock and I doubt many of us would be in the mood to accept an apology seconds after someone's just totally needlessly put a gash in our leg.
It was a petulant and childish act by a fully grown professional - part of the sporting ethos is about respect and discipline if you don't adhere to that then you have every right to be punished.
If a player kicked a lino in a football game he wouldn't be sent off? I big to differ there! If a player in a fit of frustration came up and kicked me when I was lining then it would be red every single time.
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He injured an official - ever been hit with a lump of wood onto your shin bone before?
Stop bleating about the fans losing out - no different to a boxer being disqualified.
Yeah it is a shame for them, but you cannot let game carry on just so that the fans can get their moneys worth.
I would have decked him if he did that, then gave me a little pat on the back as an afterthought as he walked away.
It would have been an accident if he'd tripped over and inadvertently kicked the line judge. Or if he'd gone to hit the ball, the racquet had slipped out of his hand and decapitated Cilic. In which case, of course, the match could have proceeded after a fair warning to be more careful.
If I were the line judge I would be looking into taking action against Nalbandian, if you or I did that in the street then we'd get done for it.
Whether he intended to hurt the line judge is irrelevant, the fact is that his violent outburst caused injury to an innocent bystander and Nalbandian should pay compensation to the line judge.
Imagine you were at a game and the ball goes out of play and an opposition player deliberately smashes the ball full power into the crowd and hits someone in the front row in the face, there'd be outrage and rightly so.
Nalbandian has just confirmed my suspicions that most tennis players, and golf players for that, are self-centred egotistical arseholes.
I play tennis and I am not a self-centered egotistical arsehole. I asked all of my friends recently to come round for an evening to discuss what they thought about me, giving them a few days to prepare some appropriate and helpful points, and they all agreed I was actually a very easy-going modest kind of guy.
Did he mean to kick the hoarding - yes. Did he undertake a risk assessment of the strength and rigidity of it, or work out the trajectory of it should it have broken. No of course not. It was an negligent act but not one he intended to result in injury.
Now apparently the Police are investigating a complaint. I can't think of a bigger waste of time. There is no way in the world that there is a case to answer for presumably assault.
The world is mad. He apologised. He could, quite conceivably be liable for damages caused including pain and suffering. Criminally responsible - not a chance. There is no offence of criminal negligence.
Were the organisers responsible for the inappropriate siting of the hoarding - yes of course? In the remorseless pursuit of advertising revenue, they sited a box hoarding in front of the touch judges leg without taking account of the fact that somebody could bash into it, accidentally or otherwise and cause injury.
Where is the common sense in all of this?
Although, would have been interesting to see them carry on and how the line judge called his shots from then on
New balls please!