Federer "gamesmanship" and Nadal gamesmanship+cheating were not the same.

[mandy01]

Originally Posted by TheTruth

I no longer have the match. He said it. That's good enough for me. Whether he lied the first time (when he said it), or later when he denied it, people believe what they want to believe, right?

Why wouldn't he come back and say that after making such an omission on TV? Anyway, I don't want to turn this into a circular argument, because I believe he did exactly what he said, and no one's convincing me otherwise. And I'm not checking the weather for the sun's position on that day and time.

What did he say anyway? What admission are we talking about here?Like I said nothing in his tone or in his words indicated any seriousness(unless you took him seriously while he showed "one centimetre" on his finger with a grin).And again Roger has said in a presser that he dosen't take interviews with Courier seriously.
Their intervies,more often than not,are light-hearted.
Anyway,the gamesmanship never happened.So Nadal fans can believe what they want.

[mandy01]

Originally Posted by TheTruth

No. You're supposed to get fined for using profanity. Others players get fined all the time. They can be buddies all they want, but some things they just can't let that go.

This situation has nothing to do with Rafa.

Of course it does.
You can't take the fact that poor Rafito was fined and criticised and are clinging onto an incident you don't even remember correctly.

That's why you resort to.."ooo they don't call Rogi out because they're all buddies" stuff.

[tangerine]

More passive-aggressive behavior from His Highness


More gamesmanship from Federer, the diva wants his chair

http://www.606v2.com/t37162-more-gam...ants-his-chair


Federer sits in Djokovic's chair, higher-ranked Novak not happy

http://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon...chair/1700519/

[woodrow1029]

First of all, fantastic bump, after 2 1/2 years.

Secondly, who made the assumption that the left side of the chair is traditionally reserved for the higher ranked player?

[joeri888]

Originally Posted by woodrow1029

First of all, fantastic bump, after 2 1/2 years.

Secondly, who made the assumption that the left side of the chair is traditionally reserved for the higher ranked player?

Some TV reporter. Is this some unwritten rule maybe? I wouldn't really know, but if you dont than it probably doesnt exist.

[woodrow1029]

Originally Posted by joeri888

Some TV reporter. Is this some unwritten rule maybe? I wouldn't really know, but if you dont than it probably doesnt exist.

I have never heard of that in my entire life/career as an umpire. Now it could be that some tournaments (like in this case where they put the players' names on the towels) put the higher ranked player's towels on the left seat of the umpire, but did the players know it? Who knows. But to say it's "Tradition", I think that's BS.

[Tony48]

Originally Posted by tangerine

More passive-aggressive behavior from His Highness


More gamesmanship from Federer, the diva wants his chair

http://www.606v2.com/t37162-more-gam...ants-his-chair


Federer sits in Djokovic's chair, higher-ranked Novak not happy

http://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon...chair/1700519/

This needs its own thread.

Fed is a very juvenile individual.

[namelessone]

Not this thread again.

[merlinpinpin]

Odd article on absolutely nothing--where the heck did these guys find this (non-existant) "tradition"?

Pure rubbish, I'm afraid.

Edit: did a bit of checking on the Internet:
2007 Wimbledon final--Nadal (lower-ranked than Federer) sat on the left
2008 Wimbledon final--ditto

So it looks like Wimbledon, the seat of tradition in tennis, doesn't know of this dubious "tradition". Big surprise here...

[merlinpinpin]

Originally Posted by Tony48

This needs its own thread.

Fed is a very juvenile individual.

Judging by your reaction, I guess you are, actually. This is either a hoax or someone who don't know what they're talking about, sosome checking would be advised before jumping on the anti-evil-Swiss bandwagon...

[zagor]

Originally Posted by merlinpinpin

Odd article on absolutely nothing--where the heck did these guys find this (non-existant) "tradition"?

Pure rubbish, I'm afraid.

Edit: did a bit of checking on the Internet:
2007 Wimbledon final--Nadal (lower-ranked than Federer) sat on the left
2008 Wimbledon final--ditto

So it looks like Wimbledon, the seat of tradition in tennis, doesn't know of this dubious "tradition"...

Nadal is such a diva, terrible sportmanship.

[Tony48]

Watch the replay. It's usually tradition to sit in the chair with your name on it. But something like that won't stop Federer, as he went straight to the bench that had Djokovic's towel draped across it.

Moments later, when Djokovic walks out, his towel has magically moved to the other bench.

[Hood_Man]

If only Federer was German rather than Swiss German, there's a joke about beach towels and benches in this somewhere.

[woodrow1029]

Originally Posted by Tony48

Watch the replay. It's usually tradition to sit in the chair with your name on it. But something like that won't stop Federer, as he went straight to the bench that had Djokovic's towel draped across it.

Moments later, when Djokovic walks out, his towel has magically moved to the other bench.

Right, because so many of us noticed it the first time we watched it, and didn't have to go back and watch the ESPN3 replay after this stupid article came out.

It's also ridiculous to say that Djokovic seemed annoyed by it as he entered the stadium. What ever gave anyone that impression? Does anyone really think he cared? LOL. It's not the first stupid article Chris Chase has written, either.

[Lemoned]

It seems like it was an unwritten rule in this tournament. Every match the lower ranked player entered the court first and took the right side bench. I'm sure the players all knew it. I'm not sure if he did it with intention or not though.

Even if it was a genuine mistake, you can't blame Nole for being annoyed by it (again, if he was indeed). For us, it may mean nothing but it's a privilege after all, which Nole hasn't enjoyed that much.

[beast of mallorca]

Originally Posted by Lemoned

It seems like it was an unwritten rule in this tournament. Every match the lower ranked player entered the court first and took the right side bench. I'm sure the players all knew it. I'm not sure if he did it with intention or not though.

Federer always plays mind games. But Novak will have none of that....

[Ms Nadal]

Roger isn't peRFect after all. Everyone always bashes Rafa. They should give him a break. All of the players engage in sportmanship anyway, even the GOAT!