Saturday, January 22, 2005

 

Hewitt Shrugs Off Spitting Incident at Tennis Match down under

Tennis players in Australia get so excited one of them may have actually spat at his opponent during a match in front of everyone! Yahoo! News - Hewitt Shrugs Off Spitting Incident

This guy gets so mad that he is losing that he actually aims a serve at his opponent, a serve that is traveling at over 100mph, and then allegedly spits at him as they change sides. What did his opponent have to say about his behavior?
"He spat in my direction," said Hewitt, who won the third-round match 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. "It's unfortunate because we were having a dogfight match out there. We're both competitive blokes, we were going for it."

"It's sad that something like that happens," he added. "But, you know, he apologized to me at the net when we shook hands and I said, 'Just forget about it, mate.'
Chela, the accused spitter, says he didn't do it and doesn't remember anything about a bullet like serve aimed directly at Hewitt. He was just being competitive and things were rough.

Meanwhile officials are reviewing tapes to see what really happened. But let's face it, it's really no big deal right? He did apologize and after all tennis matches are such stressful games that it's understandable one might lose one's temper.

I'm not sure many people experience spitting competitors while at work. I hope this guy gets the big fat fine and sanctions he deserves for his complete lack of sportsmanship and extreme jocko attitude. No one who acts like that deserves the word "pro" anything before their name.

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