Andy Roddick Continues U.S. Tennis Cursing Spree
Posted on Jan 21, 2010 under tennis |
American tennis stars can’t seem to help themselves when it comes to cursing out umpires as Andy Roddick continued the trend during his victory over Thomaz Belluci in the second round of the Australian Open. The #6 ranked player in the world served a slew of profanities at umpire Fergus Murphy after a call was overturned costing Roddick a point. Roddick refused to shake Murphy’s hand after the match despite being the victor.
Roddick’s recent display of lack of restraint follows Serena Williams’ outrageous melt down at the U.S. Open that costed the female American tennis star $82,000. There’s nothing new about potty-mouthed tennis players from the United States as John McEnroe is one of the most celebrated American tennis players in history. McEnroe is still famous today for his tennis court temper tantrums that took place in the 1980’s. However, McEnroe’s outbursts were often called entertaining when Williams and Roddick’s were more of the embarrassing type.
Regardless of these incidents, tennis has the luxury of having a bevy of stars including Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, the Williams sisters, and Dinara Safina (who will all be appearing in Miami at the Sony Ericsson Open) helping the sport reach a broader audience. Perhaps, as was the case with McEnroe, controversy will only bring more attention to the game of tennis.
