Crowd trouble at the tennis!!!

[Mr Blobby]

Baghdatis caught up in race row

Baghdatis gets huge support when playing in Melbourne
Marcos Baghdatis has defended his actions after a video in which he appeared to chant anti-Turkish slogans was aired in Australia.
The Greek Cypriot player is currently in Melbourne for the Australian Open.

In the video, he is seen holding a flare and chanting "Turks Out" with the Hellas Fan Club at a barbeque in 2007.

He said: "I was supporting the interest of my country, Cyprus, while protesting against a situation that is not recognised by the United Nations."

Baghdatis added: "Now I would like to concentrate on the tournament and ask everyone to respect that. I love the Australian Open and want to do well here."

Fans from the Hellas Fan Club were involved in a row at Melbourne Park on Tuesday while supporting Baghdatis, and the incident saw police use pepper spray to subdue rowdy fans, with 10 people ejected and three arrested.

Baghdatis, who was the runner-up at the 2006 Australian Open, is due to face Australian Lleyton Hewitt in the third round of the tournament on Saturday.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Weren't their some SCUFFLEs between some Serbs and Croats at Wimbledon last year?

 

[JJ McClure]

I seem to remember it all kicking off one year between Princess Michael and Cliff Richard.

 

[The Wookiee]

Weren't their some SCUFFLEs between some Serbs and Croats at Wimbledon last year?

Australian Open a few years ago

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/01/16/stfron16.xml

 

[NMH]

I hope this doesn't turn into an awful farce of controversy.

Sport events are not a place to introduce political views. I saw the Baghdatis/Safin match and he's an excellent player - maybe a future Wimbledon winner. I'd hate to see his matches marred by grandstanding - and his fans make a shitload of noise between points. They barely stop before the serves.

 

[Stinkers Bridge]

I just want everyone to have a nice time and for tennis to be the winner.

 

[butchy]

he's got a point though, the turks are a nasty bunch

 

[barney]

he's got a point though, the turks are a nasty bunch

racist thug

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

he's got a point though, the turks are a nasty bunch

OOOOOHHH yes they .. don't think much of those of the Japanese either with their slanty eyes... and Germans...... never can trust garlic smelling sausage eaters and wot about them scandinavians... think they know everythign yet still hide away up there in the north in the snow. Shifty behaviour if you ask me.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

I hope this doesn't turn into an awful farce of controversy.

Sport events are not a place to introduce political views.

When did TENNIS become a sport where the players "represent their nation"?

It's the ultimate test of INDIVIDUAL skill.

One of the things I like about tennis doubles is that the "teams" are often two chums of different nationalities.

 

[Stinkers Bridge]

When did TENNIS become a sport where the players "represent their nation"?

The Davis Cup ?

 

[Trufflehound]

It's the ultimate test of INDIVIDUAL skill.

I thought that was The Krypton Factor.

 

[NMH]

Tell you what, this match on right now is awesome tennis.

America has been bad tempered, moaning and swearing at the crowd, berating the umpire and insulting him for correct decisions, and generally being a spoilt little cnt.

Come on GERMANY, kick rodDICK in the ASS

 

[NMH]

2 sets each, 5-4 to Kohlshreiber.
Come on GERMANY

 

[NMH]

DEUTSCHLAND IST DAS GRÖSSERE !!

Nice, Herr Kohlschreiber

 

[butchy]

was ist deine lieblingssport?

mein lieblingssport ist tennis...

 

[NMH]

was ist deine lieblingssport?

mein lieblingssport ist tennis...

Freund, there's a lot of 'love' on my side of the net when I play tennis

 

[Billy the Fish]

OOOOOHHH yes they .. don't think much of those of the Japanese either with their slanty eyes... and Germans...... never can trust garlic smelling sausage eaters and wot about them scandinavians... think they know everythign yet still hide away up there in the north in the snow. Shifty behaviour if you ask me.

To be fair, none of those countries allow people to knife each other.

 

[Beach Hut]

When did TENNIS become a sport where the players "represent their nation"?

Simple - Davis Cup

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

To be fair, none of those countries allow people to knife each other.

To be fair I don't know a single person who has seen a knife let alone been knifed or knifes someone.

Any more stereotypes we want to throw up ladies and gentlemen?