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**ViagraFeller** · 08-24-2012, 02:00 AM

So Michelle Larcher De Brito was up 6-2, 5-0 before losing to Elina Svitolina 2-6, 7-5, 6-3. Girl has remained off the wagon apparently. Also Berrer lost 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 after being up 6-1, 5-1 and Putintseva was also up 6-1, 5-1 before losing 1-6, 7-6(7), 7-5. Yikes.

WOW! That's a lot of choking.
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Controversy already in the Ormaechea-Keys match. Ormaechea was moving forward and Keys blasted a low ball at her. Ormaechea hit the ball down into the court and then it bounced over. Watching the point it looked like she hit an amazing volley, but the replay made it obvious. Ormaechea had already quit the point, before realizing the ump thought she had made the shot. She took the point without saying anything, even after Keys talked to the ump.
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I was wondering if there's a difference in what's unsportsmanlike and what's fair game depending on countries. I was thinking of how MJMS and Gonzalez have had similar "touching" drama. Henin is famous for her "what hand?" I couldn't think of any American's with similar issues and was wondering if we preach sportsmanship more. Then I remembered Huber had something similar at the AO this year against Mirza/Vesnina where a ball bounced twice but she took the point.
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For me, I was playing a league doubles match last year when I badly missed a second serve and hit the net guy. It was break point and the other three players started walking off, counting it as a double fault. I said "isn't that my point?" They said "well yeah, but you don't want to take it, right?" Since I was new and my partner wanted to give it to them, I did, but hell yeah I wanted that point! Next time I would probably insist. It wasn't on purpose, but thems the rules. So there's an example where I'd take the point from a silly accident, but others disagree.

What are your thoughts? Yes, you.

08-24-2012, 02:00 AM	#16
ViagraFeller Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 585 Senior Member	So Michelle Larcher De Brito was up 6-2, 5-0 before losing to Elina Svitolina 2-6, 7-5, 6-3. Girl has remained off the wagon apparently. Also Berrer lost 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 after being up 6-1, 5-1 and Putintseva was also up 6-1, 5-1 before losing 1-6, 7-6(7), 7-5. Yikes. WOW! That's a lot of choking. ... Controversy already in the Ormaechea-Keys match. Ormaechea was moving forward and Keys blasted a low ball at her. Ormaechea hit the ball down into the court and then it bounced over. Watching the point it looked like she hit an amazing volley, but the replay made it obvious. Ormaechea had already quit the point, before realizing the ump thought she had made the shot. She took the point without saying anything, even after Keys talked to the ump. ... I was wondering if there's a difference in what's unsportsmanlike and what's fair game depending on countries. I was thinking of how MJMS and Gonzalez have had similar "touching" drama. Henin is famous for her "what hand?" I couldn't think of any American's with similar issues and was wondering if we preach sportsmanship more. Then I remembered Huber had something similar at the AO this year against Mirza/Vesnina where a ball bounced twice but she took the point. ... For me, I was playing a league doubles match last year when I badly missed a second serve and hit the net guy. It was break point and the other three players started walking off, counting it as a double fault. I said "isn't that my point?" They said "well yeah, but you don't want to take it, right?" Since I was new and my partner wanted to give it to them, I did, but hell yeah I wanted that point! Next time I would probably insist. It wasn't on purpose, but thems the rules. So there's an example where I'd take the point from a silly accident, but others disagree. What are your thoughts? Yes, you.
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