Does Medvedev need help or just disqualified?
The US Open has just started and we experienced yet another unfortunate Medvedev moment where he went crazy over the umpire awarding a 1st serve to his opponent (Benjamin Bonzi) at match point up. A photographer mistakenly walked along the back of the court after Bonzi's 1st serve so the rules state that the 1st serve is repeated. Simple, yes?
It would appear that Medvedev used this opportunity to create mayhem by complaining aggressively to the umpire for 6 minutes and getting the New York crowd excited and extremely loud (they never need much of an excuse). Medvedev also smashed a racquet which he generally does.
Fortunately Bonzi eventually won the match in 5 sets but once again Medvedev showed the eccentric side of his personality. He has not been having a very successful time on court for a while now and the question has been asked by many including Boris Becker if he needs some mental help. His reaction in the post match interview was one of someone in complete denial of his behaviour.
Apart from the usual role model issues for young kids I feel that the tour should intervene by offering some therapy as he would appear not to be in the best mental condition. Fining him will not make any difference and I've had enough of these kinds of antics from many players. Offer them help and if not taken then the umpires and tournament referees must be stronger.
For example if a rule was introduced that if a player intentionally breaks a racquet, they are disqualified immediately, would anyone do so?? This may not be the only solution to the privileged few who regularly implode but it could be a start? The pundits generally condone racquet breaking as a necessary act for the player to calm down. If that was the case why did the greatest competitor of all time (Nadal) never break a racquet? Nadal has to thank Uncle Tony and good parents for that one.
On the positive side there are so many potential great match ups to come in both the men's and women's events. Looking forward to seeing Jacob Fearnley play Zverev and to see if Raducanu can maintain her good form and keep a coach for the entire tournament! Hoping for a Sinner v Alcaraz final but it will be interesting to see how Novak fares??
Any thoughts or ideas on how to improve the game are always appreciated.
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The US Open has just started and we experienced yet another unfortunate Medvedev moment where he went crazy over the umpire awarding a 1st serve to his opponent (Benjamin Bonzi) at match point up. A photographer mistakenly walked along the back of the court after Bonzi's 1st serve so the rules state that the 1st serve is repeated. Simple, yes?
It would appear that Medvedev used this opportunity to create mayhem by complaining aggressively to the umpire for 6 minutes and getting the New York crowd excited and extremely loud (they never need much of an excuse). Medvedev also smashed a racquet which he generally does.
Fortunately Bonzi eventually won the match in 5 sets but once again Medvedev showed the eccentric side of his personality. He has not been having a very successful time on court for a while now and the question has been asked by many including Boris Becker if he needs some mental help. His reaction in the post match interview was one of someone in complete denial of his behaviour.
Apart from the usual role model issues for young kids I feel that the tour should intervene by offering some therapy as he would appear not to be in the best mental condition. Fining him will not make any difference and I've had enough of these kinds of antics from many players. Offer them help and if not taken then the umpires and tournament referees must be stronger.
For example if a rule was introduced that if a player intentionally breaks a racquet, they are disqualified immediately, would anyone do so?? This may not be the only solution to the privileged few who regularly implode but it could be a start? The pundits generally condone racquet breaking as a necessary act for the player to calm down. If that was the case why did the greatest competitor of all time (Nadal) never break a racquet? Nadal has to thank Uncle Tony and good parents for that one.
On the positive side there are so many potential great match ups to come in both the men's and women's events. Looking forward to seeing Jacob Fearnley play Zverev and to see if Raducanu can maintain her good form and keep a coach for the entire tournament! Hoping for a Sinner v Alcaraz final but it will be interesting to see how Novak fares??
Any thoughts or ideas on how to improve the game are always appreciated.
[email protected]
