[Other Sport] Unusual way of GB progressing in the Davis Cup...

[Bozza]

[Tweet]828369902658543616[/tweet]

 

[Wozza]

Davis Cup disqualification - lol

Canadian kid smacked the ball out of court in frustration... straight in the umpire's eye. Oops!

https://twitter.com/JamieMacLaurin/status/828369902658543616

 

[LamieRobertson]

Interesting way to win a Davis Cup match

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/tennis/38572432

 

[essbee]

I bet the umpire had had it up to the eyeballs with the kid's behaviour

 

[warmleyseagull]

Brings a whole new meaning to the forehand smash.

 

[Surrey Phil]

Fair's fair - I think the umpire should be allowed to smash one back at the Canadian youngster to team him a lesson!!!

 

[downham seagull]

Total accident in regards to the ball hitting the umpire. Reminds me of Tim Henman hitting a ball in anger at the start of his career at Wimbledon and being DQ. For hitting the line lady if I remember right or could of been a ball Girl.

 

[Guy Fawkes]

I was watching the game via the BBC red button, it was a shame that the match had to finish that way as it was purely accidental and born out of frustration (by a young player) who was just trying to launch it into the distance and not to hit anyone but apparently the rules left them no choice but to disqualify the Canadian player however it was also weird that it took them so long to announce it.

 

[dangull]

Silly in my opinion. Everybody knows it was a complete accident. A tennis ball is not like a Joshua right hand. Common sense should take in to account the paying public, TV audience etc.

I'm glad we won by the way.

Maybe a point or 2 is punishment sufficient.

 

[studio150]

Maybe this rule should be brought into football wheteby if any player manhandles or kicks or throws objects at match officials the game is immediately awarded to the opposing team.
This might bring a bit more restraint.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Poor lad, we've all done stupid things in the heat of the moment. Could be worse, he'll learn from it and move on

 

[CP 0 3 BHA]

Silly in my opinion. Everybody knows it was a complete accident. A tennis ball is not like a Joshua right hand. Common sense should take in to account the paying public, TV audience etc.

I'm glad we won by the way.

Maybe a point or 2 is punishment sufficient.

If you smack a ball into an official you're going to be in trouble in any sport - in football its a straight red (as Ashley Barnes found out) - this is the tennis equivalent.

 

[fleet]

A red card in singles tennis does sort of end the game so very much the same thing

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Silly in my opinion. Everybody knows it was a complete accident. A tennis ball is not like a Joshua right hand. Common sense should take in to account the paying public, TV audience etc.





I'm glad we won by the way.





Maybe a point or 2 is punishment sufficient.

I think its in the rules though.



Didn't Henman suffer a similar fate early in his career when he hit a ball girl?



Also at Queens, a player defaulted when he kicked a hoarding and it went into a line judge who was sitting behind it.