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**MAKEMONEY** · 04-09-2008, 11:17 PM

Unfortunately, during Christian's opening round loss in the boys tournament at the U.S. Open, play was mistakenly interrupted by the chair umpire calling one let after another, assuming that a small child had somehow escaped the grasp of his mother and wandered on court...

That's enough from you. Let the boy go through puberty in peace.

Colette Lewis posts on her site about the drama from yesterday's junior play.

Lucky loser Alex Llompart of Puerto Rico continued to take advantage of his second chance in the main draw, defeating Jordan Cox 7-5, 6-2, but that match, played on Court 7, was overshadowed by the girls match played a few feet away on Court 6 between unseeded 15-year-old Sloane Stephens and 17-year-old Katarzyna Piter of Poland. Piter had taken the first set 6-3, but Stephens fought back to take the second 6-4. It was at this stage that I turned my focus to the match, and I was told that Piter had already received a warning and a point penalty for unsportsmanlike taunting.

Piter continued to clench her fist and shout "yes" after nearly every point, whether she had hit a winner or Stephens had missed. With Stephens serving to open the third set, a lengthy game, filled with WTA-level ground strokes, ended in Piter's favor. The chair umpire phoned the referee after that game ended, as there had been several close calls go against Stephens and Piter continued to demonstrate loudly after each. The referee arrived after Piter had held for a 2-0 lead, and she was up 0-30 on Stephens serve when a shot Piter hit appeared to land behind the baseline, but was called good. Piter again pumped her fist and screamed, and the referee, standing on the opposite side of the court from the chair umpire, called to her to assess a game penalty against Piter. Stephens was awarded the game, and Piter went to her chair and began sobbing, while looking across to her supporters. She lost the next game to make it 2-2, but recovered her composure, did not indulge in any more celebrations, and broke Stephens in the next game. Serving to stay in the match at 3-5, Stephens misjudged a ball that landed in and made three unforced errors to give Piter the victory, which she marked by dropping to her knees and screaming, while the Polish fans in the crowd applouded vigorously. http://tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/...rs-filled.html

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MAKEMONEY Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 396 Senior Member	Unfortunately, during Christian's opening round loss in the boys tournament at the U.S. Open, play was mistakenly interrupted by the chair umpire calling one let after another, assuming that a small child had somehow escaped the grasp of his mother and wandered on court... That's enough from you. Let the boy go through puberty in peace. Colette Lewis posts on her site about the drama from yesterday's junior play. Lucky loser Alex Llompart of Puerto Rico continued to take advantage of his second chance in the main draw, defeating Jordan Cox 7-5, 6-2, but that match, played on Court 7, was overshadowed by the girls match played a few feet away on Court 6 between unseeded 15-year-old Sloane Stephens and 17-year-old Katarzyna Piter of Poland. Piter had taken the first set 6-3, but Stephens fought back to take the second 6-4. It was at this stage that I turned my focus to the match, and I was told that Piter had already received a warning and a point penalty for unsportsmanlike taunting. Piter continued to clench her fist and shout "yes" after nearly every point, whether she had hit a winner or Stephens had missed. With Stephens serving to open the third set, a lengthy game, filled with WTA-level ground strokes, ended in Piter's favor. The chair umpire phoned the referee after that game ended, as there had been several close calls go against Stephens and Piter continued to demonstrate loudly after each. The referee arrived after Piter had held for a 2-0 lead, and she was up 0-30 on Stephens serve when a shot Piter hit appeared to land behind the baseline, but was called good. Piter again pumped her fist and screamed, and the referee, standing on the opposite side of the court from the chair umpire, called to her to assess a game penalty against Piter. Stephens was awarded the game, and Piter went to her chair and began sobbing, while looking across to her supporters. She lost the next game to make it 2-2, but recovered her composure, did not indulge in any more celebrations, and broke Stephens in the next game. Serving to stay in the match at 3-5, Stephens misjudged a ball that landed in and made three unforced errors to give Piter the victory, which she marked by dropping to her knees and screaming, while the Polish fans in the crowd applouded vigorously. http://tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/...rs-filled.html
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