Did you see Vliegen demolish his racket today?

simi · Apr 13, 2009

A couple minutes ago, Vliegen became upset because he lost a point/game and took three massive whacks at the clay with his racket. Bent the head on the second whack, and broke the head completely off the handle on the third whack.

Good job, Kristof. Haven't seen a display like that in a long time.

gj011 · Apr 13, 2009

Federer needed one whack only.

edberg505 · Apr 13, 2009

Yeah, complete and utter destruction. Most impressive.

Fedace · Apr 13, 2009

I don't think the ballboys gonna want that racket... too badly damaged. Not sure if we can uncover the Paint job and Identify what that racket really is....

tahiti · Apr 13, 2009

Now that was a demolition job. He didn't stop until it had broken in half, or was it 3/4 and a 1/4?

jazar · Apr 13, 2009

it was so funny, he just took it apart. almost made me forget i had money riding on him

Skppr05 · Apr 14, 2009

gj011 said:
Federer needed one whack only.

i'd hope that's all you need in a hardcourt

David_Is_Right · Apr 14, 2009

gj011 said:
Federer needed one whack only.

lol maybe the hard court gave him a slight advantage over the clay (wouldn't be the first time)?

dave333 · Apr 14, 2009

Twas quite impressive.

BreakPoint · Apr 14, 2009

gj011 said:
Federer needed one whack only.

Federer is better than Vliegen.

bladepdb · Apr 14, 2009

David_Is_Right said:
lol maybe the hard court gave him a slight advantage over the clay (wouldn't be the first time)?

Oh snap! [10 chars]

ty slothrop · Apr 14, 2009

gj011 said:
Federer needed one whack only.

but compared to vliegen's destroyed racquet, Federer's was practically playable. once vliegen was done, his racket was in numerous pieces...

Nadal_Freak · Apr 14, 2009

What a disgrace to the game when people destroy their racquets. Totally classless.

fluffy Beaver · Apr 14, 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzujMMWX8eE

Perhaps 3 whacks instead of 1 because Technifibre has better quality than Wilson (considering Wilson's quality control).

Grizvok · Apr 14, 2009

fluffy Beaver said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzujMMWX8eE

Perhaps 3 whacks instead of 1 because Technifibre has better quality than Wilson (considering Wilson's quality control).

I'm sure Federer has crappy quality racquets.

TennisNinja · Apr 14, 2009

Wow, that was.... Impressive.

luckyboy1300 · Apr 15, 2009

i'd like to see one in a grass court: a totally wrecked racquet

marpiw · Apr 15, 2009

I think umpires should have yellow and red cards like the referrees in soccer...I think this man should be given a red card and thrown out of the court because of his bad behaviour that doesnt help the sport at all...

simi said:
A couple minutes ago, Vliegen became upset because he lost a point/game and took three massive whacks at the clay with his racket. Bent the head on the second whack, and broke the head completely off the handle on the third whack.

Good job, Kristof. Haven't seen a display like that in a long time.

dincuss · Apr 15, 2009

Nadal_Freak said:
What a disgrace to the game when people destroy their racquets. Totally classless.

Yes is probably is classless, but not a disgrace. If anything people enjoy it when someone get wound up and starts breaking racquets.

ty slothrop · Apr 16, 2009

marpiw said:
I think umpires should have yellow and red cards like the referrees in soccer...I think this man should be given a red card and thrown out of the court because of his bad behaviour that doesnt help the sport at all...

well, safin did get a point penalty against him after losing serve to let lapentti serve for the match at 6-5 in the third.

he sent a ball out of the stadium to get a warning, then whipped his racket into the changeover bench where it shattered...

stay classy, safin!

herosol · Apr 16, 2009

marpiw said:
I think umpires should have yellow and red cards like the referrees in soccer...I think this man should be given a red card and thrown out of the court because of his bad behaviour that doesnt help the sport at all...

doesn't help? that was funny as ****!
very entertaining.

you know what doesn't help the sport. stick skinny people who are as boring as what people who don't play tennis perceive the sport as.

SaunderS · Apr 16, 2009

ty slothrop said:
well, safin did get a point penalty against him after losing serve to let lapentti serve for the match at 6-5 in the third.

he sent a ball out of the stadium to get a warning, then whipped his racket into the changeover bench where it shattered...

stay classy, safin!

Ha, i saw that. it was great. it snapped at the top of the handle!

Mastadon_10S · Apr 16, 2009

:shock: youtubed it about 1000 times... PSYCHO!

shintan17 · Apr 16, 2009

ty slothrop said:
well, safin did get a point penalty against him after losing serve to let lapentti serve for the match at 6-5 in the third.

he sent a ball out of the stadium to get a warning, then whipped his racket into the changeover bench where it shattered...

stay classy, safin!

If he doesn't do such, it's not him. Marat needs to stay that way. We'll all miss him after this year.

marpiw · Apr 16, 2009

I think that what happened has nothing to do with Tennis,it is an act of unnecesary violence...What would have been funny is if two umpire assistants would have grabbed this man and he would have been thrown out of the court in the midst of a general booing...Fortunately the racquet was his and the association had not to pay for it...

herosol said:
doesn't help? that was funny as ****!
very entertaining.

you know what doesn't help the sport. stick skinny people who are as boring as what people who don't play tennis perceive the sport as.

marpiw · Apr 16, 2009

A point penalty is not enough......the player must be disqualified and the match should be given to his oponent...

ty slothrop said:
well, safin did get a point penalty against him after losing serve to let lapentti serve for the match at 6-5 in the third.

he sent a ball out of the stadium to get a warning, then whipped his racket into the changeover bench where it shattered...

stay classy, safin!

ty slothrop · Apr 16, 2009

marpiw said:
A point penalty is not enough......the player must be disqualified and the match should be given to his oponent...

that would have been precisely the outcome had he committed another code violation.

DennisK · Apr 16, 2009

The most impressive single piece of racket destruction I've seen was done surprisingly, by Tim Henman when he was knocked out of the 4th round of Wimbledon in 2000, in 5 sets by Mark Philippoussis.

At 5 - 4 in the 5th, The Scud bombs down 3 aces followed by a 2nd serve ace to close it out. Henman, being understandably angry and frustrated, whacks his racket against the heel of his left foot and breaks the hoop clean in two with just a single swipe. He made it look so easy.

It was impressive......most impressive.

norcal · Apr 16, 2009

marpiw said:
I think that what happened has nothing to do with Tennis,it is an act of unnecesary violence...What would have been funny is if two umpire assistants would have grabbed this man and he would have been thrown out of the court in the midst of a general booing...Fortunately the racquet was his and the association had not to pay for it...

I agree, he should be charged with assault on a tennis racket and sentenced to a year of picking Rafa's wedgie out for him.

tacou · Apr 16, 2009

wow nice smash

saram · Apr 16, 2009

That was some good stuff

Safinator_1 · Apr 16, 2009

A good whack this guy should take a page from Safin and might learn a thing or two

cesarmo03 · Apr 16, 2009

norcal said:
I agree, he should be charged with assault on a tennis racket and sentenced to a year of picking Rafa's wedgie out for him.

lol very funny...

babolat15 · Apr 17, 2009

is rafa the only guy in the top 5 who we have never seen break a racket...i believe so

adlis · Apr 17, 2009

babolat15 said:
is rafa the only guy in the top 5 who we have never seen break a racket...i believe so

If he did he would get 10 lashings from uncle toni No?

Big-Serve · Apr 18, 2009

rafa wants to try it like marat, vliegen, gonzo, roger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyLXxDeM8tA&feature=channel

TennisLover17 · Apr 18, 2009

Big-Serve said:
rafa wants to try it like marat, vliegen, gonzo, roger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyLXxDeM8tA&feature=channel

Lmao that's about as far as he'll ever get.

woodrow1029 · Jun 4, 2009

ty slothrop said:
that would have been precisely the outcome had he committed another code violation.

Sorry to bring up a month old thread, but the next code would not have been a default. The third step is Game Penalty. The fourth and each subsequent step is Default or Game Penalty and determined by the supervisor.

Danstevens · Jun 4, 2009

dincuss said:
Yes is probably is classless, but not a disgrace. If anything people enjoy it when someone get wound up and starts breaking racquets.

Yeah, once in a while, I find it quite exciting to watch but people shouldn't let it become a habit.

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