Federer and the "Selfie" Kid.

Mainad

Bionic Poster
according to vero (i think we'll all agree that we can trust on her unbiased judgement) it looked more like this:

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(just replace the ax by a wilson racquet, but it's a detail... you get the idea)


Is that Fed expressing his opinion of the kid's request or Vero expressing her opinion of Fed? ;)
 
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That said, if I were Fed (a bit presumptious, but still...) I would have let the kid take his selfie and then I would have hurried away. That way, the kid was happy and it would look good to the media and be good PR for him. He could then let loose on the RG organisers afterwards in private and maybe threaten to withdraw from all future appearances at RG if these security breaches aren't plugged and prevented from happening in the future.

I think I would possibly have done the same. Just been a bit bemused and let the photo be taken.

But refusing it is actually the better thing to have done.

If he had let the photo be taken, then others will think this is a viable strategy and incidents may become more frequent.
 

Mainad

Bionic Poster
I think I would possibly have done the same. Just been a bit bemused and let the photo be taken.

But refusing it is actually the better thing to have done.

If he had let the photo be taken, then others will think this is a viable strategy and incidents may become more frequent.

Well, not if there is proper security to prevent it happening. Kids are kids and will always do something for a dare. It is up to the security guards to curb their enthusiasm!
 
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OhYes

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I think Madrid security was pretty solid. SOme men in uniforms could be seen in all parts of main venue.
 
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Deleted member 77403

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Where was security during all of this? Probably taking selfies of their own...
 

Mainad

Bionic Poster
I think Madrid security was pretty solid. SOme men in uniforms could be seen in all parts of main venue.

Wimbledon is usually pretty solid these days. You can see security guards standing in front of the spectators waiting to nab anyone with any ideas of jumping onto the court. In fact they've just banned selfie-sticks. They even banned tea-flasks last year! :)

There haven't even been any streakers in a long while! :wink:
 
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bjsnider

Hall of Fame
Where was security during all of this? Probably taking selfies of their own...

I'm looking around at the sidelines during the replay of the match, and I can't see any uniformed security at all. Linespeople and spectators but nothing that looks like security.
 
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OhYes

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Wimbledon is usually pretty solid these days. You can see security guards standing in front of the spectators waiting to nab anyone with any ideas of jumping onto the court. In fact they've just banned selfie-sticks. They even banned tea-flasks last year! :)

There haven't even been any streakers in a long while! :wink:

I agree, Wimbledon is one safe place for tennis players. I just don't know what happened with Madrid. It looked bit unusually strict for a 1000 event.
 

SikSerb

Hall of Fame
Umm really? It was just a kid... I remember Nadal having a laugh about it few years ago when something similar happened to him.
 
It was obvious the kid just wanted a selfie-however inane the whole selfie thing is-although no more than getting somebody to sign their name. Roger acted like some leper was trying to kiss him.

Security can never stop every person from getting on the court-especially a fast young kid & this could happen anywhere. The RG crowd being the most ignorant & with the protestors targeting it just makes it far more likely to happen there. We had an invasion at the Aussie, we have had streakers at Wimbledon etc.
 
I can see how it could rattle a tennis player. These guys are pros, they are in the zone. When they are on the court, it's them, their opponent, the ball, and the official. Just pure business. You're so focused on playing these mind games with your opponent, and trying to figure out what to do next, being as precise as possible. Then, out of nowhere, a kid jumps on the court and starts running towards you. Yes, it was after the match - I get that. But surely most tennis professionals would feel violated of some sort, and certainly this could play with your mental state the next time you enter the court.

Player safety is one thing, and of course the most important part. But personally, I think this would be a bother because mentally, you may not feel as secure and alone on the court.

Federer has all the right in the world to be upset, as I would be too. It's pretty disturbing how easy it is to get on to the court, but even moreso, how slow security was to react.
 

Praetorian

Professional
I love all the "it's no big deal" people here. You know who are also "harmless" kids? Many terrorists members of ISIS. What? You think they just had a recruitment drive For 18 year olds. Fed had every right to be angry.
 

Bud

Bionic Poster
W t h?

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Mr. bouncer just gave ****boy an atomic wedgie and he's holding the result
 
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marc45

G.O.A.T.
Bizarre incident to say the least. I can see why Federer was distraught, it is quite disturbing when you consider the possibility of just anybody wandering onto the court and doing whatever he wants for what feels like forever until somebody intervenes. There is a time and place for player to fan interaction and it certainly isn't where it took place in that incident. I thought people had learned from the Seles stabbing incident…

In before vero says "how arrogant of Fed to push his fan away, I told you that he doesn't care about them"

it's clear that the flare episode during Rafa and Ferrer final affected both players...each lost their next serve when serving from the side where the trouble was, with their backs to it...there was still activity going on there

Fed has every right to be jumpy, one day it's going to be a knife again
 

smoledman

G.O.A.T.
You guys drive me nuts. It is NOT OK to do what he (fan) did. What makes the kid entitled to run onto the court and harass Roger? I know what you are thinking "it's just a kid! he just wants a picture!" He already stayed to sign autographs and has his entire career even after practice sessions. The line has to be drawn somewhere, or Nadal and him would spend the entire day signing autographs and talking to fans.

If you notice, he put his hand on the kids shoulder when he came up beside him and probably politely said not right now, sorry and smiled at him. It wasn't until he forced the issue and whipped out the camera did he get angry.

If you start allowing this, it will happen all the time. Are you guys seriously brain dead?

It's pretty clear that the Nadal-thugs ERRR fans I mean, support anything bad that happens to Roger.
 

smoledman

G.O.A.T.
It was obvious the kid just wanted a selfie-however inane the whole selfie thing is-although no more than getting somebody to sign their name. Roger acted like some leper was trying to kiss him.

Security can never stop every person from getting on the court-especially a fast young kid & this could happen anywhere. The RG crowd being the most ignorant & with the protestors targeting it just makes it far more likely to happen there. We had an invasion at the Aussie, we have had streakers at Wimbledon etc.

********. RF does "selfies" with fans all the time when it's a "meet the fans day" at tournaments. Usually not at slams though. He tends to do it at Indian Wells, Basel. Friendly events.
 

smoledman

G.O.A.T.
should we be concerned about Nadal fans in this thread? RG security - keep an eye on them.

You people are a ****ing disgrace.
 
I love all the "it's no big deal" people here. You know who are also "harmless" kids? Many terrorists members of ISIS. What? You think they just had a recruitment drive For 18 year olds. Fed had every right to be angry.

They would never recruit somebody who dressed like that.:)
 

Russeljones

Talk Tennis Guru
Haha, Froome did indeed fire some shots against Fed on twitter. And no other than Sergiy Stakhovsky answered this:

"It's nice when a doping star compares himself with the pure sport star and offer him to ''toughen up''"

:lol: that dude..

OOooh! Burn! :D
 
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VexlanderPrime

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It was obvious the kid just wanted a selfie-however inane the whole selfie thing is-although no more than getting somebody to sign their name. Roger acted like some leper was trying to kiss him.

Security can never stop every person from getting on the court-especially a fast young kid & this could happen anywhere. The RG crowd being the most ignorant & with the protestors targeting it just makes it far more likely to happen there. We had an invasion at the Aussie, we have had streakers at Wimbledon etc.

Yah what was arrogant Fed thinking being ****ed at the pathetic security at RG? Just let Fed figure out the interloper's intentions out face to face. Bad security at tennis events is no big deal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F_uotrIEZo
 

Chanwan

G.O.A.T.
Can't believe arrogant, smug Fed acted so arrogant yet again. Except he always does.

Vero imitation finished.

Seriously folks? How can this even be a debate after the Seles-stabbing? Get real.
 

veroniquem

Bionic Poster
according to vero (i think we'll all agree that we can trust on her unbiased judgement) it looked more like this:

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(just replace the ax by a wilson racquet, but it's a detail... you get the idea)
That looks like what the kid should have done to Fed in retribution for being so unfriendly :twisted:
 
Yah what was arrogant Fed thinking being ****ed at the pathetic security at RG? Just let Fed figure out the interloper's intentions out face to face. Bad security at tennis events is no big deal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F_uotrIEZo

Yeah great-keep pointing to the one incident like that in the history of Tennis which was a crazed individual who had an obsession with another player.

Every sport has had its problems-Cricket has seen many pitch invasions over the years, soccer, even Snooker has streakers from time to time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Uf1JrrtWMo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVH0AI4TVGE
 

West Coast Ace

G.O.A.T.
In the 09 final that guy "Jimmy Jump" could've had coffee with Fed before the joke security team decided to intervene.
That chase scene was hysterical - like something out of a bad comedy. You'd think after that embarrassment, it would never happen. But here we are. Great look, France. Not.

Yeah, what are these incompetent idiots doing anyway? It was a harmless (but still annoying) kid, this time.
Yes. The people who are downplaying this are not thinking it through.

If I were Fed I'd have my own security detail handle everything in Paris. If they don't like it, then pull out.
 

G A S

Hall of Fame
That chase scene was hysterical - like something out of a bad comedy. You'd think after that embarrassment, it would never happen. But here we are. Great look, France. Not.

Yes. The people who are downplaying this are not thinking it through.

If I were Fed I'd have my own security detail handle everything in Paris. If they don't like it, then pull out.

right on, monica seles was talking about how much the same security flaws have not changed much since her stabbing..
 
If I were Fed I'd have my own security detail handle everything in Paris. If they don't like it, then pull out.

Well why doesn't he? It isn't like he cannot afford it with all those tens of millions of dollars in the bank. He knows the crowd are pigs who act like idiots without fail every year & that they are liable to invasions from protestors-it happened last year I believe or the year before & of course in 2009 when the guy targeted him-it isn't new.

Having said that it happens at the Australian Open-the final this year if memory serves me correctly. It happened at the US in 2009 when some guy run on to try to kiss Nadal. There have been streakers running on at Wimbledon. It isn't exclusive to this event.
 

veroniquem

Bionic Poster
I can't believe people are bringing Seles into this.
It was a KID. Since when should grown-ups treat kids like potential serial killers? Unreal.
 
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VexlanderPrime

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No clue why people are focusing on the fact that it was a kid. It isn't about what happened or WHO ran out there. Its a huge warning sign that RG has major security problems. If fans are getting face to face with Fed on the main stage of RG, thats a huge failure for tennis.
 

veroniquem

Bionic Poster
In your dreams, someone would have injured Fed for life in 2002.
Oh wow it's a joke. I would never hurt a fly, much less a human being (even Fed:)) and I do not dream about people getting injuries. I may have a lot of flaws but thankfully not that one...
 
No clue why people are focusing on the fact that it was a kid. It isn't about what happened or WHO ran out there. Its a huge warning sign that RG has major security problems. If fans are getting face to face with Fed on the main stage of RG, thats a huge failure for tennis.

Er, it happened to him six freaking years ago in the final-this isn't remotely new.
 
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VexlanderPrime

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Er, it happened to him six freaking years ago in the final-this isn't remotely new.

Even more so why he and any other player should rightfully be Piisst. The players are doing thier jobs, the organizers clearly aren't doing theirs. Considering the $$$$ these events are ROLLING in they can hire competent security.
 

Chanwan

G.O.A.T.
Oh wow it's a joke. I would never hurt a fly, much less a human being (even Fed:)) and I do not dream about people getting injuries. I may have a lot of flaws but thankfully not that one...
Sure, hide behind the 'it's a joke'-response.
He always acts all smug. And that's on his best days. On his worst days, he throws empty bottles over his shoulder in ballkids' faces.

That looks like what the kid should have done to Fed in retribution for being so unfriendly :twisted:
Bottom line is, wishing bad things happening to Fed is perfectly in line with your poasting history
 
Even more so why he and any other player should rightfully be Piisst. The players are doing thier jobs, the organizers clearly aren't doing theirs. Considering the $$$$ these events are ROLLING in they can hire competent security.

So why don't the top players get together & do something about it? No point keep turning up & then whining about it when it inevitably happens.
 
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