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TENNIS: US Open-Federer vs Young Aug 27, 2012 Queens, NY, USA Roger Federer SUI rests during a line change in his match against Donald Young USA on day one of the 2012 US Open at Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Queens New York UNITED STATES, EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xJerryxLai-USAxTODAYxSportsx 6524294
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TENNIS: US Open-Federer vs Young Aug 27, 2012 Queens, NY, USA Roger Federer SUI rests during a line change in his match against Donald Young USA on day one of the 2012 US Open at Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Queens New York UNITED STATES, EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xJerryxLai-USAxTODAYxSportsx 6524294
Swiss tennis legend, Roger Federer has been known as a man of discipline, both on and off the tennis court. However, there were times when he lost his cool, showing some aggression. Well, during his early tennis and competitive days, his aggression was quite often seen on the court.
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Back in 2009, there was a time when the tennis ace lost his cool and even had few choice words to share in a tense chat with the chair umpire. Let’s take a look at what happened that turned the 41-year-old Swiss tennis legend’s calm persona into a chaotic one.
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Over the course of his glorious career, the 20-time Grand Slam champion has gracefully displayed his calm demeanor on the court. However, at the same time, the former world number one has also been involved in altercations on the court, such as the drama that happened during the 2009 US Open.
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During the final with Juan Martin del Potro, the Swiss player got angry and accused the umpire of being biased towards his opponent. While the third set was going on, Juan’s return went outside the court, and the chair umpire, Jake Garner, at that time gave a point to Federer, which was further challenged by the Argentinian. However, his opponent’s challenge of the then-regulation time annoyed Federer, and he got into an argument with the umpire.
He said, “Don’t tell me to be quiet, OK? When I want to talk, I talk alright. I don’t give a s**t what he said. I’m just saying he waited too long to call. Don’t f*****g tell me the rules. I was not allowed to challenge 2 matches ago after 1 second.”
Along with that, he also brought up the thought regarding how he was never given an opportunity to challenge beyond a 2-second delay, but here Potro was able to pull up the challenge even after a 10-second delay.
The consequences of this argument were not that good for the Swiss maestro, who lost the US Open title to his Argentinian opponent. On the other hand, he was also fined for dropping the S bomb on the court.
Federer was fined over his aggressive demeanor
As a result of that heated argument with the chair umpire at the 2019 US Open final, the tennis legend faced a fine for his actions. The USTA gave Roger Federer a $1,500 fine for his aggressive outburst on the tennis court.
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Ultimately, Federer lost the tightly contested final. What are your thoughts on Federer’s outburst? Do you think he did the right thing by calling out things on the court? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
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