Let's kick some infidel butt, Pancho!Carlos Bernardes once more showed how he cooperates with the Swiss-Serbian (Esse Esse) Mafia in order to destroy the good works of El Martir. But those of us who trust in his sacred work are well aware of what goes on and we will fight until the last man from San Rafael de los Calzones en el Orto falls...
We shall overcome....
Why are you ruining a perfectly fine thread by trying to make sense?Well Nadal definitely WAS going to challenge, but contemplated and never showed a real sign of challenge (for example raised his arm..) and then continued the point. The point ended with Berdych's next shot if I remember right. There should be a video out there. Now people make a big thing about it because the umpire agreed to give Berdych a challenge in a similar situation.
In my opinion the umpire was right because rafa never made a clear gesture. And wrong with Berdych's call later which everone could see.
Why are you ruining a perfectly fine thread by trying to make sense?
No problem. You're that Trollander guy, aren't you?Hahah sorry I must indeed stop trolling
As usual, Berdtard and some inept umpire tried to usurp Nadal's rightful crown and Nadal came out on top as usual. Pathetic peasants trying to tear down the tennis elite.
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I bought this one at the US Open. I think it might be exclusive to on site vendors but I'm not sure.
Watch the video from 15 seconds onwards and make your own decision.
To me, the umpire's decision was iffy.
http://espn.go.com/tennis/aus12/sto...ger-federer-rafael-nadal-set-semifinals-match
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It never ceases to amaze me just how rude and disrespectful the players are to the chair umpires.
Not blaming Bernardes on 1st TB refusal to allow Nadal the challenge . . . but due to the egregiously bad line calling that continued, Bernardes IMO went ahead and made a mistake later when he allowed Berdych the late challenge. As I said in my previous post, the crappy line calling, I think, caused Bernardes to compensate a bit, and he was inconsistent by allowing Berdych the late challenge later on in the match.
I can't agree that Rafa was "staring into space," though. He was trying to do everyone's job, since the linespeople whom were paid apparently couldn't do it.
Bernardes was right and Nadal is a freaking diva. He always b!tches when things don't go his way.
Let's note for the record that the ball was clearly out.
Late in the match, why did Berdych get the benefit of challenging a ball after moving to the next? Why did the umpire favor Berdych? Does Bernardes have a bad history with Nadal and dislike Nadal?
Another poster already pointed out that little bit of hypocrisy and pointed to the bad line calling as the probable reason for Bernardes allowing him to challenge. Berdych shouldn't have been allowed to challenge but that doesn't make what Nadal did correct.
In or out isn't the point. The point is Nadal continued play and took too long to decide. It would be like trying to throw the red challenge flag in a football game after the next play had already started. You either challenge or you don't.
Bernades did his job.
In or out isn't the point. The point is Nadal continued play and took too long to decide. It would be like trying to throw the red challenge flag in a football game after the next play had already started. You either challenge or you don't.
The challenge system doesn't work with a ball in play.
Its too hard for a player to call his own line and get quick acknowledgement in real time.
You only get three challenges so what's the problem with challenging at the end of the point?
As I think Nadal correctly pointed out, Bernades like all umpires under the new system have partially given up their right to correction and become mere spectators.
ATP should do some research on this.
As I think Nadal correctly pointed out, Bernades like all umpires under the new system have partially given up their right to correction and become mere spectators.
ATP should do some research on this.
The challenge during a point seems especially designed for drama, rather than achieving a correct result.
The real issue is why can't the linespeople make the correct call in the first place? That ball had to be at least a foot out, and yet it wasn't called. What are these linespeople sleeping?
The real issue is why can't the linespeople make the correct call in the first place? That ball had to be at least a foot out, and yet it wasn't called. What are these linespeople sleeping? At that stage in the match, a grand slam match as well....and these linespeople made too many bad calls. That is not acceptable. Perhaps they need a rule that if a linesperson misses 3-4 calls per game, they can't call another match for a certain amount of time. That was the worst calls in a match I've ever seen. It's one thing to lose a set or match on the player's own accord, but not because of bad calls by umpires and linespeople.