What's with ferrer's "shoving"?
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Hood_Man
G.O.A.T.
Well, that's unnecessary :neutral:
chicagodude
Hall of Fame
Almost as bad? Far worse you mean.....
Whether Nadal gets coached or not and whether you think he therefore cheats or not is one thing, but a player should never, EVER disrespect or put his hands on an official like this.
The way he does it shows blatant disrespect for the linesman and indicates he is above him.
Too bad, I really liked Ferrer so far, but this is a very big blemish on his reputation in my book.
Blitzball
Professional
It was so bad that his coach locked him in a closet.
Mainad
Bionic Poster
Hmmm.... he just got rid of that coach. I wonder if he would have behaved like that if he was still there, watching him?
Seems Daveed may not be so nice after all!
mcenroefan
Hall of Fame
In most sports, said conduct would warrant a suspension/ejection and a stiff fine.
newpball
Legend
That's incredible!.
Looks more to me like a "I am sick of playing tennis, the tour, the matches, the whole thing" attitude.
Perhaps he will announce his retirement soon.
Vanhool
Hall of Fame
After he steals some kid's candy and kicks a puppy. Geez. He should save that for some after match barroom drinking. Try it in the real world and he get his *** kicked one more time!
Crisstti
Legend
Unbelievable :-?
I saw the video of his sexist remarks to an umpire the other day ("girls can do nothing" was it?) and now this. Not much of a nice guy apparently.
Exactly, the contempt in his behaviour... don't players get defaulted for swearing at the umpire?, how isn't this worse?.
Roddick85
Hall of Fame
Kinda funny, seeing this thread I was expecting to see Ferrer shove officials hard with them falling on the floor, because the way it was brought up, it was so awful and mean. Yet when I see the videos/images posted, it's nothing more than a slight push to put his towel back or move out of the way? What's wrong or rude about that? Nothing. Another case of creating drama where there is none, thanks drama queens!
Really? Even if you don't see it as inherently wrong, it is at the very least rude. Would it have killed Ferrer to throw out an "excuse me"? On the street, when you see someone standing where they are supposed to (e.g. crossing guard, waiter), do you just push them out of the way without even looking at them?
Shangri La
Hall of Fame
The guy has issues lol.
Forehand Of Doom
Banned
I think, given David's well known latin hush voice, this gives new meaning to the expression "Speak softly and carry a big stick".
Homeboy Hotel
Hall of Fame
Lets hope this is the serious decline of the biggest overachiever of the modern game - David Ferrer.
Steve0904
Talk Tennis Guru
Not only that, if Ferrer done that away from the tennis court to somebody he didn't know, there would at least be a confrontation of some sort if not an outright fight, and if he did it to the wrong person he'd get his teeth kicked in.
THE FIGHTER
Hall of Fame
Are you serious? Walking is one of the most efficient methods of movement in the animal kingdom. Arming a guy noticeably bigger than you is more inefficient than walking around. He should have chosen the path of least resistance, literally.
It's not like this physical release helped him out in the big picture anyways.
Bjorn.Borg
New User
The linesman's options
I think the linesman should have either pushed back on Ferrer, even better still given Ferrer a very tigh slap on his face or the best would have been to give Ferer a tight slap and pulled down his shorts and made fun of him by pointing to Ferrer and laughing at him.
I dont think the innocent look he sported after geting shoved will make a difference to Ferrer...errr...the DOG
I think the linesman should have either pushed back on Ferrer, even better still given Ferrer a very tigh slap on his face or the best would have been to give Ferer a tight slap and pulled down his shorts and made fun of him by pointing to Ferrer and laughing at him.
I dont think the innocent look he sported after geting shoved will make a difference to Ferrer...errr...the DOG
TTMR
Hall of Fame
Where the hell was the ball boy and why wasn't he there to retrieve Mr. Ferrer's towel?
If I were a millionaire athlete, I think I'd be pretty nonplused about having to walk all the way to the back chair to relinquish my towel only to find some geriatric clod obstructing my path. If my car were blocking a Presidential motorcade, I'm pretty sure the secret service wouldn't be nearly as magnanimous as Mr. Ferrer was in this analogous situation.
Here's hoping that ball boy never works again, and the manager responsible for on court and player services is promptly terminated.
If I were a millionaire athlete, I think I'd be pretty nonplused about having to walk all the way to the back chair to relinquish my towel only to find some geriatric clod obstructing my path. If my car were blocking a Presidential motorcade, I'm pretty sure the secret service wouldn't be nearly as magnanimous as Mr. Ferrer was in this analogous situation.
Here's hoping that ball boy never works again, and the manager responsible for on court and player services is promptly terminated.
The ball boy had just given him the towel, but this jerk decided that he wanted the linesman chair as a towel-stand:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFykX0R0ER0
Forehand Of Doom
Banned
I agree linesmen shouldn't be in the way, but the way Ferrer deals with it is less than commendable. Nadal, Federer, or Djokovic would never do this.
You just shouldn't be able to deliberately touch officials and expect to get away with no penalty. There is no justification to do so and allowing it even if there is no harm sets a dangerous precedent.
He should be slapped with a decent fine ($10k+) and if it happens again a holiday from tennis.
He should be slapped with a decent fine ($10k+) and if it happens again a holiday from tennis.
Tshooter
G.O.A.T.
That video made me laugh. It's ridiculous. Of course he should be fined. In fact, deliberately pushing a linesperson should cost you the next point maybe game. That behavior really can't be OK.
Eva asderaki would not tolerate it.
Forehand Of Doom
Banned
Mmmmm... Lady Eva. I had a dream last night and she was in it. I was a bad boy and she gave me a penalty. :lol:
Rubens
Hall of Fame
If he's fined, it could be as much as 20K:
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/...-with-linesman-over-towel-20140121-316ve.html
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/...-with-linesman-over-towel-20140121-316ve.html
Fedinkum
Legend
By the way, that was the lines person's chair. The Feral has its own freaking chair to dry his pi55 full towel!
diggler
Hall of Fame
Of course he should be fined. The linesman is standing exactly where he is meant to be. Ferrer is p'd off, but that doesn't give him the right to push the officials.
All this psycho babble about small man's syndrome is ridiculous. How about a simple explanation. He is losing.
He is normal height for a man.
All this psycho babble about small man's syndrome is ridiculous. How about a simple explanation. He is losing.
He is normal height for a man.
chandler bing
Rookie
Ugh, what a cretin
WTF is he hanging his sweaty smelly towel on the lineperson's chair anyway?
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Come on David, that was uncalled for.
Crisstti
Legend
TTMR was joking
The linesman wasn't in the way at all actually, he was in front of his chair. Why does Ferrer think he can put his towel there in the first place, much less push the linesman out of the way?. :|
newpball
Legend
It is still very bad but the video here shows a bit more context than the animated gif:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFykX0R0ER0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFykX0R0ER0
Fedinkum
Legend
Forehand Of Doom
Banned
TTMR was joking
The linesman wasn't in the way at all actually, he was in front of his chair. Why does Ferrer think he can put his towel there in the first place, much less push the linesman out of the way?. :|
Yeah, I didn't catch that. If it's the linesman's chair that makes things much worse.
This Ferrer is turning out to be an azzwipe. No wonder Nadal is not a buddy of his. That's not a way to treat anybody.
Dedans Penthouse
Legend
Ferrer deserves to have someone take a dump in his tennis bag and leave a hot, steaming load. What a pushy little twerp.
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Bud
Bionic Poster
The video makes it loook worse than the GIF.
You have my permission
Forehand Of Doom
Banned
Lovely_Bone
Rookie
Use your words Ferrer!... Just say "Excuse me", you huge freaking jerk. I knew I always hated him, and now I know why. He's the biggest idiot on tour. I'd like to see him TRY and shove me like that. I don't care if I'm in front of an entire stadium, in a grocery store, or in his own house! I'd give him the beat down he deserves... And more.
Despicable.
happyloman
Semi-Pro
What a ****** (Ferrer)
Vanhool
Hall of Fame
Well, it would be appropriate, because his grunt sounds like he's taking a dump sometimes (other times it's a barfing noise or it sounds like a creepy perv breathing heavy on the phone).
I wasn't going to go there but the topic was introduced. :twisted:
He'd get sued in real life
Thriller
Hall of Fame
Q. As somebody who has been an ambassador for the game for a long time and also on the Player Council, what do you think of the tournament not penalizing David Ferrer for shoving a linesperson during his quarterfinal?
ROGER FEDERER: I didn't see it. Speak to him. Give him a timeout (smiling). No, I mean, who cares? It happens, you know.
Disappointing. Very disappointing, Roger.
ROGER FEDERER: I didn't see it. Speak to him. Give him a timeout (smiling). No, I mean, who cares? It happens, you know.
Disappointing. Very disappointing, Roger.
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