Tiafoe should be fined at least 100K and Suspended for a month

socallefty

G.O.A.T.
I thought it was a good apology. Sometimes you're ashamed of your behavior and only realize it after the fact. I really believe that's not who Big Foe is.
I agree it was a good apology. But I never buy into any statement after an angry outburst or bad behavior/quote from any celebrity that it does not reflect who they are. To me these unguarded moments reveal what their inner thoughts and self-discipline are intimately. Most of these people become repeat offenders if they are put under stress or similar situations again and then they send out similar apologies yet again.

This is more of a general comment on celebrity PR apologies rather than this specific case involving Tiafoe, but his words reminded me of the typical PR message when a celebrity lands in trouble more than any real contrition about what happened.
 
Last edited:

a10best

Legend
He was definitely shafted on that serve toss call in a 3rd set breaker. What idiot umpire would do that to anyone?
FT should've just screamed into his towels or use Med's finger gesture. You can't mis-speak when you say F-you 6 or 10 times. Yet no umpire should call that at 5-5 in a tb unless its egregious.
 

Bill Lobsalot

Hall of Fame
He was definitely shafted on that serve toss call in a 3rd set breaker. What idiot umpire would do that to anyone?
FT should've just screamed into his towels or use Med's finger gesture. You can't mis-speak when you say F-you 6 or 10 times. Yet no umpire should call that at 5-5 in a tb unless its egregious.
So, you wouldn't call a foot fault in that situation either?
 

Gary Duane

Talk Tennis Guru
I agree it was a good apology. But I never buy into any statement after an angry outburst or bad behavior/quote from any celebrity that it does not reflect who they are. To me these unguarded moments reveal what their inner thoughts and self-discipline is intimately. Most of these people become repeat offenders if they are put under stress or similar situations again and then they send out similar apologies yet again.

This is more of a general comment on celebrity PR apologies rather than this specific case involving Tiafoe, but his words reminded me of the typical PR message when a celebrity lands in trouble more than any real contrition about what happened.
The problem is that we can't tell the difference between I'm sorry and I'm sorry I got caught...
 

RSJfan

Hall of Fame

Dunlop300g

Rookie
That umpire needs to check his ego at the door. Doesn't excuse Big Foe ... kind of tired of umpires interjecting themselves into the game. If you want to watch umpires getting overly involved just watch the NFL.
 

Paulreedsmith

Semi-Pro
That umpire needs to check his ego at the door. Doesn't excuse Big Foe ... kind of tired of umpires interjecting themselves into the game. If you want to watch umpires getting overly involved just watch the NFL.
If Tiafoe ever learn to count to 25 he can avoid getting a time violation.
 

albertobra

Hall of Fame
The umpire was wrong to impose 2 serve without explanation. He should have said that shot clock is for ball to get on play, not ball toss.
Umpire could have handled situation much better.
His behavior heated up Tiafoe.
 

JJGUY

Hall of Fame
The umpire was wrong to impose 2 serve without explanation. He should have said that shot clock is for ball to get on play, not ball toss.
Umpire could have handled situation much better.
His behavior heated up Tiafoe.

it won't change anything, listen to what Tiafoe said repeatedly, he knew exactly what he was doing with that fake toss, you think a detailed on court explanation would change his mind, no, it could take 10 minutes or enve longer for an word to word explanation, even that, there is no guarantee Tiafoe would fully understand it right away " I tossed the ball I tossed the ball...", that's just how he interprets the rule and he think he is right.
 

Bill Lobsalot

Hall of Fame
The umpire was wrong to impose 2 serve without explanation. He should have said that shot clock is for ball to get on play, not ball toss.
Umpire could have handled situation much better.
His behavior heated up Tiafoe.
Tiafoe knew exactly what he was doing.
 

Arak

Legend
I was never fooled by his overly friendly interactions with opponents and umpires on court. I knew they were gamesmanship. It was always obvious that he has a very short fuse.
 

robyrolfo

Hall of Fame
Not sure where some of you are from, but where I come from, we have a little expression about sticks and stones breaking bones, but words never hurting.

I realize it's a bit of an oversimplification, but there is a lot of truth to it. Yes, he lost his temper, but at the end of the day it was just a string of insulting words. The sporting arena is often where we go to get our frustrations out, and to do "combat" in a controlled environment. That's not all of what it is about, but that's part of it. So yes, people will get angry. But I don't think that necessarily reflects who they are on a day to day basis.

I also come from the world of soccer/football, where nearly every single match features MUCH worse things said to referees and opposing players. And in the end, it's usually not a big deal, with most guys shaking hands afterwards. (Going back to my original point, though, I did have an incident once where someone deliberately fouled me with the clear intent of injuring me, which resulted in some pretty harsh name calling from me. After the game this moron had the gaul to imply that my verbal insult was somehow worse than him physically attempting to injure me. The world is filled with all kinds...)

So in comparison to Zverev, for example, so harsh words are absolutely nothing to a physical outburst (and with a racquet, no less).


Characterize people by their actions, and you will never be fooled by their words (or something to that effect).
See above. Honestly, if an irate person only resorts to shouting, that's actually better in my opinion than those that resort to violence. I've seen a ton of both in my life, and there is a HUGE difference.
 

RSJfan

Hall of Fame
The umpire was wrong to impose 2 serve without explanation. He should have said that shot clock is for ball to get on play, not ball toss.
Umpire could have handled situation much better.
His behavior heated up Tiafoe.
“You made me abuse you.”

That’s the defense? (n) Tiafoe sure didn’t go with it.
 

robyrolfo

Hall of Fame
If they didn't ban Zverev, there's no way they could ban Tiafoe
Exactly. No matter how harsh Tiafoe's words were, he was never physically threatening to the umpire.

What Zverev did was WAY worse, and his lack of punishment set the precedent.

Zverev also deserved a small ban. Atrocious.
I'd say something more than a small ban. The guy swung his racquet at part of the umpire's body! Yes, he hit the chair right in front of his leg, but it was really bad, and he swung it twice. They needed to make an example of Zverev (who is the perfect guy to make an example of).
 
Top