Topics being considered for discussion with umpires by players in the very near future.

Emboldened by toothless umpires and Roddick’s recent and previous rants, players are preparing a list of topics they can discuss at a match:

Vaidisova: Misrepresentation as to what 10″ means.

Federer: Why are babies not allowed in players’ box specially when they can create enough distance between someone’s wife and the coach?

Nadal: Why am I losing hair – everywhere?

Djokovic: Who do I report to for my coach holding me hostage? If I fire him I die.

Murray: How do I get rid of Kim again? She is immune to video games now and I am not good at anything else.

Roddick: How can I make my career last longer than Brooke’s so I don’t have a complex?

Stepanek: What could have been possible if I actually looked like Safin? World wide Harem?

You got more? No, you don’t!!!!!!

Which is your most vivid memory of a player staring at his opponent after losing a point on a ‘super’ shot essentially saying “Are you for freaking real”?

For me, it has to be Delpo gazing at Federer for what seems like good two hours at last year’s US Open final in the first set. Remember that after the passing shot? No, you don’t!!!!!!! Check it out @0:49 seconds below:

What’s better in Slams?

Federer interview after beating Beck.

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For US toddlers still wandering about for live streaming….

……click freaking here and then ‘click to play’. Geeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who is MOST confident of winning the US Open title?

What does Roddick’s bratty behavior reflect the need for MOST?

What I don’t understand is this: When there’s NO freaking history of calls being overturned when Hawk Eye is not involved (specially foot fault) why even bother freaking discussing it with the player? Umpire’s response should be “The call stands and we are not discussing it. Clock is ticking for your ‘over the time’ violation for warning followed by point penalty followed by forfeiture. I am not answering any of your questions. Period.”

Roddick by now has more than explicitly made known to the world how much disdain he carries for the umpires. What you really feel comes out when you have the least control on your faculties. I have never bought that ‘I didn’t mean it’ crap. Even though here he did not or couldn’t go after the umpire his behavior was just as distasteful if not more.

Granted the ‘right’ leg remark was begging for an onslaught and Roddick would have been considered retarded for not going after it, it was still unbecoming of a player from the host country to not just go on a rant but for so long that it may have contributed in whatever small way in his elimination.

Besides, if the replay was available right away why not put it up on the Jumbo screen right then and kill the debate instantly?

Bottom line: With a long history of controversial and high-profile foot faults already in the books, the only way to snip it in the bud now is to allow Hawk Eye to monitor it too. Whose freaking idea was to not include it anyway? Or let the camera control it and make the replay available within seconds. How freaking genius is that in putting an end to this gaping hole available for players to use as scapegoat for their poor freaking performance?

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Roddick’s foot fault rant.

Highest paid athlete in the history of sports.

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