the dude needs a pr person to train him.

Holy Crap! Djoker is an idiot! I am one of his most forgiving fans, but that was ridiculous! Is it possible to be less aware of a situation???C’mon Roger!

I think it is good for tennis — that kid has a pair of brass, uh, tennis balls to tell off Andy and all the people who think he is faking injuries in front of the biggest tennis stadium in the world. Maybe tennis will make SportsCenter tonight for the first time in 10 years.

No, in fact Nole did the right thing. Roddick needs a PR person. Double standards yet again. Had Nole badmouthed Roddick in press conference the same way, you guys would have crucified him. Can’t believe you are so biased. Well, I can.

Go Nole!

what he needs is to take what he dishes out. it’s all fun and games last year when he does impersonations of other players to put himself in a good light, but as soon as the spotlight comes on him in a negative light he gets upset? double standard!!!!

robredo already outed his hypochondriac ways earlier and everyone, including the fans, knows how much of a pansy he is…over dramatizing all the time.

i hope NYC turns on him in his match against roger. he is just such a loser.

man oh man, Djokovic you take the cake my man…

grow up soon buddy…

WHat a bunch of haters!

Andy’s trash talking before the match worked against him. Excellent coments after the game. He kicked Andy to the curb.

I am not a big Roddick fan, but what Djokovic said was unsportsmanlike. Taunting the crowd was just down right rude. Especially since “joke-o-vic” thinks its ok to make fun of other players. He’s just another dolt who can dish it out but can’t take it when it comes around to him.

That is why I love Rafa. Mature, humble, and the best in the world.

Dnise,
Your mother is an idiot. Go ask her if you don’t believe.

Andrea, how does it feel to hate someone?

Impersonations were great and most players were not offended. In fact, I don’t like people who can’t laugh at themselves. That’s why Maria Sharapova is great. Besides, Nole did them when he was asked to do them by the audience and the comentator. He stopped when he himself thought that it was enough.

Never change Nole. Speak your mind freely whenever you please. Heck, I thought freedom of speech was a right in America.

andrea Says:

“what he needs is to take what he dishes out…his hypochondriac ways …a pansy…?”

Your father was a hypochondriac and pansy, and take him to hospital, if you’re a good daughter.

You’ve always been a beach that you are !

I’m with the Rafa lover. But I feel for Nole. I said what I said out of PITY. Roddick really, really bugs me. But Nole needs to be “bigger”: he needs to not react. He made a youthful, and also a social - been to serbia lately, it’s ahh, different- mistake. I’m happy Nole won.

Yeah I’m sure Nole cares so much for the US fans that booed him. There is a reason he is so pumped when he faces Americans, that’s what bombs being dropped on him and his family and friends for 4 months does.

well,
first of all it was a good match. I thought Andy would lose in straights, the way Djoko started to play and Andy couldn’t even get his serves in. Djoko had more Aces than him. There was a good chance for a fifth set, but Djoko broke back and won the tie-break.

I didn’t notice the tension until the hand shake. Usually Djoko gives a hug to the opponent. This was just a quick one. And then during the interview, he was just trying to say something and get it out of his system. The commentator asked him about the match, what happened after the first two sets and then Djoko said those words and then the crowd started booing.

I think Djoko was obviously hurt by Roddick’s comments perhaps because they were said in front of the crowd and maybe that’s why he felt he had to set the record straight right there. At that moment I just wished he did not say those.

well, after Murray and Del Potro put things aside, now aother drama begins. I think Andy was saying those jokingly and he should make it clear to Djoko and clear the air.

and tonight was the last night of the coverage by USA channel, FOREVER!
That’s even worse than the incident tonight. I enjoyed watching the US Open coverage on USA. Good commentary and all the matches were covered. with ESPN?tennis channel, I might see more Hamburger eating contest that US OPen.Perhaps the first set on ESPN, second set on tennis channel. Bye to a great coverage.

I dont think Roddick deserved it, but it was expected.
These are highly proud men pretty much living in a bubble world. Roddick, no matter how much he joked in the presser, implied and made the very clear point in a public forum.

It should’ve been expected for Nole to do the same, although most expected a Presser.
Also, Nole didn’t do the impressions to offend anyone. Im a fan of his, so this might seem biased, but he did stop doing them when people said they were offended.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4D9yP88-iM

That was about 10 days ago. Could we have seen this coming?

First of all, there is only one story we should be talking about. Roddick, who has the support of most Americans, let us down again AFTER he shit talked a class act tennis player in Novak. Novak had every right in the world to say what he did and to have the balls to say it, that is even better. Roddick is a talented, arrogant, let down and should give his fiance to Novak. Roddick should have enough class to realize he is representing USA not just his dumb ass. Johnny Mac is just as guilty as he clearly knew why Novak said what he did but he sold out which doesn’t surprise me. USA: Let’s all be unoriginal robots! Lame

“Impersonations were great and most players were not offended.”
So not true. I would have commanded him to roll over and beg. He would have done it.
There’s something about tennis players complaining that it just comes across as bitchy. Freedom of speech- which his parents don’t employ, sit near them and cheer for his opp. They get security after your ass.
I honestly could care less about what he says.
With Freedom of Speech comes freedom of listeners to react in whatever way they want to your speech.

I think he is exactly like McEnroe with the self-induced drama. We have been seeing it for close to 30 years. Why get worked up now?

“WTA ON-COURT COACHING BACK AGAIN”
Why must every sport move closer to becoming the Special Olympics? Everyone gets a coach, next everyone gets a trophy!
I now have another reason to ignore WTA. As if their selling their players as sex objects, not athletes, wasn’t enough.

What do you mean 4 months? I don’t get your sarcasm or what? Again, I love tennis but my experience as a young girl travelling around eastern europe- you know, they are not us. Nole did the wrong thing- meda wise- but he did the right thing which was to win the match. Anyone want to take that away from him? he won. Roddick didn’t. Let’s here the excuses.

Savage:

Actually, I thought Johnny Mac was on Djokovic’s side. After the little rant, he said he understood, and that he had said some things that offended the audience. I tuned out after, but he probably went into some iconic match he had where he said something blah blah blah.

“Roddick should have enough class to realize he is representing USA”
I only let myself be represented by Suri Cruise, because Suri Cruise is magical.

Roddick was egged on by the Reporters and he ended his sentence, “you guys can decide” or something to that effect. Roddick used “freedom of speech” too and he’s classless for that? Why the double-standard?

___________
Shital:
I know you’re offended by what’s being said obout Djoko, but rise above the mire. Don’t you think it’s difficu;t being a Roddick fan and an American? It’s OK to respond, but you don’t have to get into the gutter. Fight with the words you know best in your line of work, and that will condfound the critics not the trash/gutter stuff.

Also, put yourself in Novak’s shoes and then tell me you know how to deal with the great USA talkng shit about you on their home court. Anyone that backs Roddick is a souless mutt and probably lives their life in the US like they are better than everybody. Just because your are from the USA, doesn’t mean you are better than everybody else. Why does everyone miss this fact?

I love that JMac admitted he’d done the same or worse. He saie this about Nole. Not about Roddick. Nole fought the audience. Roddick? He just was an pompous ass. And - oooh- he learned his lesson.

Savage, well said…when Roddick hit a shot as hard as he could directly at Gulbis with the sole intention of inflicting injury and missed the commentators said absolutely nothing.
If the situation was reversed it would of made national headlines (as the Gonzalez-Blake Olympic thing did)

Hey ;O, I thought Mac was on his side too but he made it clear that Novack should have savored his precious 25 years on USA. Johnny Mac is usually right and he knew the right thing toe say and decided to pull the ‘ole “I’m an American so it is Ok to act like I am better than other people because I am rich!” His comments would have been different if he was from Croatia and that fact shouldn’t matter, based on how I was brought up. Novak was a class act and said nothing until his bitch Roddick got smoked on his home turf in fron of his lady. LOL, laughable man!

Vulcan, Roddick’s coach has nothing to do with it. Why are you living? Quit letting society down. Your “friends” deserve better. Jump off a building. Next time lets stick to the story. We were talking about how your hero acted like a no talkent ass clown as ususal. Roddick loses because he deserves to lose. It’s karma.

Von,

Sean wants to gutter-fight with me, so be it. I accept the challenge.

If you want to talk about tennis, talk about tennis technicalities, like Djoko did not make certain shots he should have, I will accept. Talk about your displeasure once if Djoko misbehaves on a particular occasion, that’s fine with me.

If you cross the line and want to play kitchen sink, I am ready to take ‘em head on.

I just wish Djoko had not said what he said on the court today. However, that is peripheral.

If you know tennis better than Djoko, and you want to talk about how you could have done better, I will respond positively. The PR stunt thing is not tennis in the foreground, and I don’t care who said what.

Roddick could have served better and played serve-and-volley to win the match. He did not, and he lost. It was not his day. Honestly, I would not have been sad at all if Roddick had played better and won.

And despite those 16 injuries, Djokovic still made Roddick look like the one dimensional big server that he is. He seems to have a complex against Serbs as well, first Tipsarevic, then Troicki and now Djokovic. I reckon even good old Boris Pasanksi would have a shot!

seriously…if anyone is a sore loser it{s andy…for a while he himself has been talking about sitting in the back row after being the frontrunner for so long…his words are nothing but a sore loser,s point of view…

i say go <novak..all the way…………

Until aprox. 9 months ago when I began posting on tennis.X, I suppose I lived in a cucoon. I never REALLY KNEW THAT THERE COULD BE SO MUCH HATRED IN PEOPLE’S HEARTS FOR A WHOLE NATION OF PEOPLE LIKE I SEE LADELED OUT TOWARD THE AMERICANS. My God, some of who aught to be ashamed of yourselves. Is hate so potent as is displayed on these threads? If that’s so, then I’ll revert back to my cucoon, and leave the hatred to those who enjoy it. Some of you live in the US and you’re biting the hand that feeds you? SHAME ON YOU AND SHAME ON THE US IMMIGRATION FOR ALLOWING YOU TO LIVE HERE.

I’M STUNNED!!

GO USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111

Why is this board turing into Bodo’s tennisworld? It’s the sad pseudo-ideology bitchfest you find there. I can hear your fifty cats meowing through my computer screen.

“Also, put yourself in Novak’s shoes and then tell me you know how to deal with the great USA talkng shit about you on their home court.”

Honey, 99.9% of the Great USA does not give a rat’s ass about some millionaire foreign tennis player mouthing off on our shores.

Good Night.

Von: Why would you care? They come here; we don’t flock to move elsewhere. Why do their opinions matter? Post your opinions, they’re good. Don’t go down to that level.

Is Bandit here or is he mouring the loss of Snowman? If he is: I posted a reply to your Jamaican team comment that you may find interesting. Von you may find it interesting since you replied to that Jamaican post.

Banika you are correct all the way. There is only one way to see this match but some people don’t want to believe it. I pulled for Roddick the entire time but he had no right to say what he did. BUT since he thinks he is better than everyone he can talk shit. That is why Roddick is such a joke. All he needs to be is humble and respect his opponenet. Nobody should be backing Roddick in this match. Roddick set the stage and was bitch slapped. Everyone on USA Networks acted like they had no idea why Novak said what he did and defended Roddick. Being from the USA doesn’t automatically better. It’s not hard people.

“S”:

Andy did not serve well for the first 2 sets and that was the key to the match. He began serving better in the 3rd and that’s where the match began. I’m sorry he lost and I wish he did not let the reporters bait him, even though he tried to get out of it by telling them to decide. Unfortunately, he was committed to finishing his sentence, which I suppose to some was “classless”. However, if that makes a human being a “donkey” then I suppose all the trash talkersa here are one too.

“Being from the USA doesn’t automatically better. It’s not hard people.”

No, not with their constant Law and Order: SUV reruns. I stick to Bravo b/c I don’t like the way USA constantly pimps “The Starter Wife.” Seriously, airing a show starring Debra Messing is hardly something to get all snooty about!

Von, you should question your USA more. That is why most of society hates us. We are not better than everyone. Man, this crap is so easy. How do people miss this? Do you really believe everyting you read? Have a spine.

I think the best suggestion for djoko is he should answer the interviewer more wisely. Come on guys; just face the fact that what had been said by roddick to djokovic in the previous press conference was inappropriate. Its true man, come on!

HOWEVER, stupidity shouldn’t be answered with stupidity. I think he just needs to mention to the audience that all the injuries are not faked. That’s all! Unless he is playing in his country, counter-attacking your opponent in his own territory will not make you look smart anyway! Believe me.

On top of that, USO is an annual event. You don’t want to be booed by the audience every time you play in US, right? So, be wise!

“Von, you should question your USA more.”
Hold up! Is there a secret USA I don’t know about. Does that USA show “Monkk” re-runs nonstop and that makes Von sad? If it does, she must question. Yes, despite USA being part of a basic cable/satellite package, she still has to pay, so she must question them?

Ciao.

I was looking forward to this match as soon as I saw the draw, and guess what! It was pre-empted on Canadian TV for the football! Too bad, especially since Roddick did his best to add spice to the old tennis jumbalaya.

And now my brother has to get married over the finals weekend.

Oh well!

Enjoy the tennis for me!

As a biggest supporter of Djoko in this site, let me defend Roddick.
Whatever Roddick said the other day, I took it lightly as a light hearted enunciation. I agree with Courier’s interpretation of what Roddick said: “Do whatever–take medical timeouts, change your wrist band, or bounce your ball 10 times–I am ready.” There is nothing wrong with the spirit.

At least, as a winner, Djoko could have been a bit humble to react. He did not need to go negative.

Let’s put that behind and move on, hoping Djoko does not do it again.

kaka… your words

[I think he just needs to mention to the audience that all the injuries are not faked. That’s all! Unless he is playing in his country, counter-attacking your opponent in his own territory will not make you look smart anyway!

so we should all be spineless n with no character and say whataver the crowd expects us to say??? just so we can be liked by all…

in my opinion that is sad, my friend…sometimes you stick to your guns and just say what u think…youlet your game speak for itself…and if he gets beaten in the next match, well he got beaten by the better player…

certainly, you dont hear djoko, fed and nadal trash talking each other..they have nothing but respect for one another..it only the sore losers and has beens that do….

Mary:

Thanks for the encouraging words. I’m so torn up inside by the filth I see spoken here towards the Americans. I have 2 American born children and I’m damned mad that they will have to deal with these ingrates who live off and suck this Country for all they can take. I work for this country and am proud to be a Federal employuee and would glorify sticking their asses in jail any damn day. You’re right, I don’t think my children will give a sh*t, but I do, because I’d be sick inside to see them have to live knowing that hate is genuine and it exists. it’s not a word that i like to use. Hate kills.

Mary, again thanks, and for the link too. I suppose Bandit is somewhere boozing it up. I wish I could do that, but I’m a teetotaler. Goodnight.

apologies for spélling mistakes .,….this spanish keyboard has gotten the better of me …

S Green Says:

At least, as a winner, Djoko could have been a bit humble to react. He did not need to go negative.

Hey the guy said exactly what was on his mind…I commend him for being honest and forthright.
He took what Roddick said as an insult to his integrity. This gave him all the more reason to dispatch the donkey in 4.

What’s wrong for sticking up for yourself? Is it custom in America to just roll over when someone says something disparaging about you and questions your integrity?

Serbs are raised to stick up for themselves in the face of adversity. Americans don’t seem to like that.

Well, Novak pulled out the win, and I am happy for him; he began strong, while Roddick struggled to find his form. But he did - Andy came back to make a match of it in the 3rd and 4th sets, and it is much better, imo, that it was tight and that Andy went out swinging.

Too bad the drama is superseding the tennis.

(S, I’ve never ever seen you so feisty; you must’ve been baited, like our players. Me, I am too tired, and am watching mindless TV, like Mary. Maybe I’ll be off the canvas for the next round).

So, I wonder when the semis will be - Sunday? And then a Monday night prime-time final (as Richard suggests)? I like that idea better than sitting through a bunch of replays, blathering commentaries, and wet courts all day Saturday.

On to the semis.

“…hoping Djoko does not do it again.”

Nice to hear it from you, S Green. At least you’ve admitted that what Djoko had said was not smart…

Von, your turn now

“…hoping Djoko does not do it again.”

Nice to hear it from you, S Green. At least you’ve admitted that what Djoko had said was not smart…

Von, your turn now!

The title says it all. Novak being booed into the semis shouldn’t be the title. It should have been “Novak bitch slaps arrogant Roddick in front of his fiance and deserves it”. But we are from the USA and we wouldn’t want to give the impression that we are weak. LOL

Well, I could swear I saw this coming :/
To be honest, I’m not really glad he did what he did and got boos from the crowd, but I think he really needed to do it.
Djokovic got under spotlight last year with impersonations which were originally recorded at his practice at last year’s Wimbledon. Then, after the match against Moya he was asked to do it, the commentator insisted and the crowd too. He did it, everyone laughed and then some got offended and reacted like he had some bad intention. He stopped doing it.
And at this point this year, he suddenly turned into bad guy. No one knows when and no one can tell you why. From the first round match at this year’s USO, crowd was always more on his opponent’s side. No matter who that was. And one more thing he really hates is when people are yelling while he’s serving and between the points. And that happened about 100 times this year at USO. And then, after all efforts he put into his progress, he got comments he’s faking injuries.
I find Roddick as very humorous, but this statement wasn’t appropriate. If someone saw joke in that I give him credit, but I think no one saw it like that. So, Novak could have continued laughing and being a nice boy while inside he was full of anger, or he could get rid of it. He got rid of it. In SF the crowd will be on Roger’s side, that’s for sure. They would have been on his side even without this incident, and now especially. Both, Roger and Novak are not in their best form, but I think they’ll give the crowd good match. I’m still with Novak! AJDE!

Savage,
You need to calm down. I am requesting you, please.

Kaka:

“Von, your turn”.

You’re enjoying this aren’t you? Are you the referee or the debate orator? Enjoy the dramatics and reasoning beyond all reasoning. I’m too dry inside to laugh, but I like the humor. Perhaps tomorrow, if time permits, I’ll read the comments again and see the pitiful characters hiding behind their keyboards. I love the dichotomy.

Pathetic yanks… This serb is gonna crush roger and nadal, and shut your dumb ass mouths indefinately… Besides, yanks have sh*t tennis players - period, and are all glamour, animated idiots without any substance or skill.

Crush em Nole!! Jebi im mater u guzu

Novak Djokovic after the match: “I made a mistake in front of 20,000 people, and I apologize.”

link: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/04/SPVO12O9B0.DTL

“certainly, you dont hear djoko, fed and nadal trash talking each other..they have nothing but respect for one another..it only the sore losers and has beens that do….”

I wouldn’t stick my neck out like this, it could get lopped off. They all trash talk each other, whether you believe it or not. Accept it — it exists.

I actually think Novak’s reply was justified and even mild compared to Andy’s. Novak is obviously the better player here and in this situation, the better person as well. He was only trying to defend himself. Although, he could have made an attempt to win over the crowd in this once. I still stand by but what better way to fully defeat your rival than by taking his crowd away from him too?

The thing is.Its not just about this particular occurrence…. Djokovic has been perceived as a cocky a*hole by many for some time now… and after this its probably not gonna change at all, it will increase his bad rep…. I dont think he cares though, and his level of play doesnt seem to be getting affected at all…. so maybe its time we start getting accustomed to having a cocky a*hole on the top spots of the ranks and winning the big matches.

Von,

Thanks for your comment earlier re: “keep the faith” and I am sorry one guy had to lose tonight and also that this incident has turned nationalistic.

My interpretation was that there was a misunderstanding between these two players: one joking and also being baited, one feeling hurt by what was said & heard through the press, and then reacting (imo, in the wrong place & at the wrong time).

I have little else to say on the matter. I hope we can get back to calm discussions about tennis and players soon.

S,

Happy Novak won, but I wish it didn’t end this way. Hope you’re good!

S. Green
Great returns to those two biches.(D&A)
I salute you. Have a good night.

Watch the video http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/interviews/2008-09-04/200809041220503132296.html

BANIKA said;

“…so we should all be spineless n with no character and say whataver the crowd expects us to say??? just so we can be liked by all…”

Yes, because he is playing tennis for tennis’s fans. Not only to his fans. And to me, that is why players like Nadal and federer is admired by not only their fans, but also other players’ fans. They don’t really have to counter Sarcastically everything that have been said to them all the time. In fact, as some wise people said, silence is quoted

Another thing is, talk wisely will make you look more “with character,” dont you think so?

Finally the arrogant bastud accepted his mistake. now fans who eat his sheet should follow…. pitiable creatures…. they are the ones who wanted drama and now they pretend to be sad that it supersedes the tennis……

if the fans were not retarded like his parents and put some sense into him when he retired 2 sets and a break down to Rafa at the 2006 French Open and later claimed he was in control of the match, today he wouldn’t be sitting like the high school punch bag and apologizing to the crowd who spit on him. miserable life indeed…..

Von…

hehehe…

stan 58 - you are licking sheet’s as*, maybe you can lick someone else’s as- someone who isn’t already licking some one else’ as*…. whatever works for your tongue…

J,
Sean and Vach are to be blamed for perpetuating this amount of negativity, intentionally or otherwise.
Yeah, time to work on bringing normalcy here.

that matt,
Though you’re not Djoko supporter, thank for the quick link to the interview.
Let me post the rest of it.

Roddick: “Here’s the deal, I think you guys know what I said was meant completely in jest. Novak took it seriously. If you’re gonna joke around and imitate other people, then you should be able to take it. By no means am I sitting here trying to be holier than thou. I promise you if somebody makes a joke about me, I’ll probably laugh. Maybe I should know better, but I don’t think I went over the line.”

Djokovic: “This is exactly the situation I don’t want to be in. Fighting with the people, the press, this is absolutely not me. I try to enjoy my life as much as I can, and it’s all from the positive side of life. Bringing the smiles onto people’s faces. Now it has turned around.”

Djokovic referred to Roddick’s comments as “something I don’t think was intentional. He made a joke, it was a misunderstanding. I don’t blame it on him. Maybe I exaggerated, reacted bad in that moment (with the crowd). This was just impulsive, you know?”

They both admitted their mistakes and unintentional effects. Let’s get over Djoko-Roddick seeming bitterness and move on.

On to the semi.

SERBIA!!!SERBIA!!!SERBIA!!!SERBIA!!!SERBIA!!!SERBIA

————D J O K O V I C ————

S Green, i’m not sure why you are quick to label me as not a Djokovic supporter. My first comment about hoping he would grow up referred to this one instance of him playing eye for an eye on the public stage. I like his game and everyone should as he’s one of the few top dogs in the game. He could easily win this tournament. I respect his game and I respect his after-the-match apology. That is maturity.

Chokovic A/H,

Perhaps yor wife, sis or mam ?

NOLE ALL THE WAY!!!!!

say what you want but djokovic has a need to be liked. he wants to always be the fan favorite, when that doesn’t happen, he gets upset! if he’s not careful, he going to dig his own grave with fans. he is blemishing his reputation. his on-court comments were unnecessary, he has yet to learn that if he wants to one day achieve the #1 status and represent that status with class, he has to start by thinking before speaking! there’s nothing wrong with a dash of positive humor, but he like to prove his point by mouthing off. it makes sense to prove the point with your racquet, shake hands, smile and move on. after all, winning is the sweetest revenge! nadal does it all the time, he silences his opponents with his racquet. why do you think he is so popular? not only is he incredibly talented and humble, he is a smart thinker. he knows what to say, his words are always few, but very positive. he doesn’t allow himself to get caught up in a war of words! he’s amazingly wise for his age! djokovic sure could read a page or two from nadal’s book!

Right shity bastud…. blame it on Vach and Sean, like you are a saint like that joke bastud…. time to cover up your sins?

you miserable and pathetic creature….. you stir up the hatred and act like you did nothing? no wonder your parents gave you a sheety name….. you are worse than those serbian leaders that brainwashed joke bastud’s parents…. shame on people like you who revel in other people’s miseries….

Yes! Nadal! he has to redeem the tennis world that joke bastud is polluting and contaminating.

Those of you who are so immature as to commend Djoko’s reaction to the crowd, hopefully will be around to help this young man soothe his disturbed mind from all the negativity and unkindness that will ensue from his momentary lapse into being ‘a wise a**’. Unless you can unmderstand the human mind, you shouldn’t gloat over this. In all of us deep down lies an innate desire to be liked for who and what we are, this is why there’s so much competition for attention. Novak is a yolung-man crying out for attention, but going about it in the wrong way. I feel for this young man. Not only will he face a challenger in Federer who is not a approving of his status, but he’ll have to deal with the NYC USO crowd, which will be more than he had bargained for. I sincerely hope all of you will step back, look at reason, the logistics of the situation, and stop your childish behavior, which is worse than Novak’s adolescent utterances.

Von,

Your statements about ingrates seem to imply that the anti-American remarks are coming from immigrants in the USA. A bit presumptuous right? The Internet is international and not just available to the US.

Let me state that I am not anti-American but I can see why America is “hated” by many and I also do feel that many American’s are not savvy to the bigger world out there.

American values are not universal and while there are many positives, there is still a need to respect that others come from a totally different culture and background where those values cannot be appreciated.

Personally, am just amused by all this bitching and bashing that has resulted from this match

As for all the others here who go by amusing names, I wonder who the real retards are

Looking forward to the semis now! Let’s move on YEAH!

Djokovic feels that the crowd never takes his side no matter who he plays. I thinks he really wants to be liked by fans. He knows that the US Open crowd would be solidly cheering for Roddick, the last American guy at the Open. And for Roddick to ridicule him by implying that Nole is faking injuries to even bolster crowd support must have irked him terribly. Novak was correct in saying that it was not nice of Roddick to make such pronouncements for all to hear prior to the match. Roddick was trying to psyche him out and get fan support for that too. I don’t blame Novak for his comments. I blame Roddick for his comments. Now, Roddick is saying it was all done in jest. Jest or not, it was a rude to do that. Roddick’s loss to Novak is his just reward.

I hope the winner will be from the Nadal/Murray semi… a lot more LOVE there
haha

YY,

Hey, its not like Murray hasnt been involved in conflicts with other players… remember that time when he and Del Potro started arguing between games??… Del Potro even said something about Murray’s mom! and he was like “are you gonna say jokes about me ma!?” (something like that haha)… I hope the winner is either Roger or Rafa… A LOT MORE LOVE THERE.

NachoF…

I thought they made up after the QF match? That’s y i said more love

Still rooting for Nadal, but on form an upset is possible.

And should Murray get to the final, being a Nadal fan, the least of all evils is for Murray to win his first GS and allow Nadal to pull further ahead with the other 3 with points closer to each other to makes the fight for no.2 interesting

Let me make my point clear. Both Jelena Jankovic and Novak Djokovic have been accused in recent times of displaying an array of dramatics. Indeed both are emotional and project their feelings, in the good times and in the bad. They both lack the ice-cold psychological approach, eliminating emotions that some of the top players, including Federer, seem to have a handle on doing (it seems to do the trick in staying focused and winning). Serb’s are very spirited, warm people, emotional, and have strong character. Though they may have been direct and vocal about their ambitions and have certainly not hidden their desire to reach No.1 and stay there (at least for a while), they are still extremely humble and not afraid to crack a joke or two. Tennis has for a very long time lacked people that have personalities or that can connect with an audience on an emotional level, and genuinely charm them. Novak’s impersonations are harmless, for laughs and yes, he still is only 21. It’s unfortunate that the US players and spectators have to resort to off-court politics and booing, as in doing so, they are only acknowledging their own inferiority - and I mean that on every possible level.

NachoF
I think Del Potro apologized to Murray at the bet. they are fine now.

YY
I agree. if for some reason ( and I hope not) Rafa loses to Murray, I wish for Murray to win the US Open. That will be great for everyone and Murray will get his first GS title. In fact if he gets to the final, I give him some chances. He has beaten Djoko the last two times they met and I think he won Fed too.

But I wish for Rafa to win the match over Murray and win the US Open too!

that matt,
My apology to you.

YY,
Hmm, didnt know they did…. interesting.
Anyway, I understand that… myself, being a Fed fan Im hoping Murray beats Nadal just because hes getting away in the ranks!… I havent done the numbers yet but on TV they have mentioned that Roger still has a chance of catching Nadal before the end of the year but even if he doesnt, I find a battle for no.1 infinitely much more interesting than for no.2…. we’ll see what happens

I’m beginning to suspect that it isn’t the real SG that is posting as ‘S Green’. Could someone be using his screen name to give him a bad name?

He sounds completely out of character from the guy I’ve had intelligent discussions with in the past.

The name calling from him in the last few days has been very immature and is a sign of someone who can’t defend his player on his own merits and has no recourse but to resort to name calling.

If this is the real you SG, then I’ve lost a lot of respect for you. I don’t care what you think about me — I’m not going to let it bother me. It’s very surprising to see Djoker critics bother you like this. I would have thought you were better than this. Why let people get you so hot and upset? Whenever people criticize me, call me names, or criticize someone or something that I like, I never take it personally or get incensed. A very long ago, perhaps I did. Now I just take it on the chin. It’s part of growing up. Even as a kid, I was bullied and picked on every day, but I never paid them any attention or cared. I just didn’t want to give them the satisfaction of seeing me hurt or offended. They never bothered me at all.

There are always going to be people who don’t like you, or have opinions you feel strongly against. I think it’s time you stepped back a bit and took things in stride.

Oracle,
I don’t think it is a Serb-American thing. Any other two players could have gotten into a misunderstanding like this. Look at del Potro and Murray….

It would have been better if Roddick did not say those words and it would have been better if Djoko did not say those words to the crowd either. He could have waited till his presser or just did not react. But I think he was hurt by Andy’s remark in front of the crowd and he wanted to respond right there.

It is over now. they both apologized and have apparently talked to each other…but I am sure it will become a classic.
seems

An interesting thing to come out of all of this will be the New York fan mentality which will make both Federer and Djokovic feel like they are playing a Davis Cup match… in Switzerland!!!!

Already totally warmed up to Federer and his new outbursts of true emotions, don’t think the boisterous Big Apple folks are not going to root heartily for Federer to win the semi in straight sets. Djokovic is the new target for the crowd’s venom, and a day or two is not going to change that.

Can Federer then deliver? It is interesting to see how Djokovic is showing Federer a ton of respect, and is playing himself as the underdog.

It sets the stage for great drama - as long as Federer doesn’t deliberatly bean Djokovic’s mother if she acts up it should be rather civil between the 2 athletes, but the New York crowd - now that will be interesting to see and hear.

This will be a pivotal match - either Federer gains redemption for the Aussie Open loss, and heads into the final fe