Mikhail Youzhny is Bloody Tennis Tantrum
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Good Thing They Don't Do This In Baseball [I'm So Stupid, Stupid, Stupid!]
Deadspin —
(Ed. Note: This is old now, obviously, but Rick's been gone and we wouldn't dare deny him the opportunity to write about this.) OK, but seriously, who hasn't done this? In case you haven't seen the video yet, here's Mikhail Youzhny, upset with a shot in his match against Nicolas Almagaro at the Sony Ericcson Open in Key Biscayne, beating himself in the head repeatedly with his own racket.
My favorite part is Almagaro coming over to check him out, sure that Youzhny is faking just to get a rest. Then it suddenly dawns on him, "Dude, you hit yourself in the head with your racket." By the way, ...
Crazy Takes Centre Court
TheOriginalWinger.com —
John McEnroe has held the title of having the worst temper in tennis for a seriously long time now. But his title might be up for a challenge based upon one act of losing self control. Say hello to Mikhail Youzhny, the 25 year old from Russia that beat himself up (which by the way is actually much more difficult than it seems). Seems Mikhail was unhappy about a call and he decided to bash in his own head with his tennis racket. My absolute favorite part of this story though is his racket is made by racket maker Head! That gets my vote for “most ironic moment” of the year.
End of Season Awards
Grand Slam Tennis Tours Blog —
Originally, I intended to use this time and space to discuss the economic downfall and its effect on tennis, then I realized all the snow on Mount Mansfield melted away with the rain, and I’m depressed enough already. Is it an important topic? Yes, of course it is. Tournaments will struggle to get as much sponsorship money, and in an effort to turn profits might even raise tickets more than usual. Is it going to be harder for a family day trip to the US Open next summer? Most likely. See, I’ve only written two sentences about it and am frowning. So, instead I’ll give out some awards recapping the 2008, far too long, tennis season. Oh ...
Morning Link Dump – Michela, Madden, Strasburg, Liddell,
TheScore.com Blog —
Obligatory Sports Babe Today we’ll go with Michela Quattrociocche, an Italian actress who, according to the Spoiler, has been nailing Roma’s Alberto Aquilani. Another Thing About Golf (Sorry) “When players compete with Tiger Woods their score is, on average, .2 strokes higher than normal,” says an interesting post from Orgtheory.net. “The effect disappears when Woods is having a bad day, suggesting that players pick up their performance when they feel they have a chance,” they add. “The finding is pretty surprising given that golfers’ performances should be independent of ...
BEIJING AND TOKYO WINNERS: VICTORY DANCES, WINDFALLS AND SMART ANSWERS
GOTOTENNIS —
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the Japan Open title on Sunday, beating Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-3 in just over an hour. It wasn’t the most dramatic match, but it’s always nice to see the top seed make good, especially when that top seed is the gallant Jo-Wilfried. And we were treated to a snazzy trophy , too – I call this one Mr. Roboto : Rakuten Open 2009 Day 7 ...
