Tennis Player Tells Himself To “Focus,” Is Dinged For Audible Obscenity
Two years ago, tennis player Bryden Klein earned an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for calling tennis player Bryden Klein a “stupid person.” Even though the remark was self-directed, he was tagged with a game penalty and immediately lost the match. A worthy sequel arrived today at the ATP Challenger Dallas: World No. 209 Mitchell Krueger was dinged for an audible obscenity warning after hissing to himself, “Focus.” Umpire Carrie Hinueber, who has been a stickler in the past, may have thought Krueger was saying, “Fuck this.” He didn’t, though: Pleading his case didn’t seem to help. All...
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