The number 25 seed, Serbian Victor Troicki lost at Wimbledon earlier today in somewhat controversial circumstances. After the umpire overruled a call that a ball was out - Troicki unleashed a spectacular barrage of abuse at him.
He showed the Italian umpire the ball and shouted that it had no paint on it - which meant it was out. (If it clipped
the line - there should have been paint on it - or so Troicki's logic goes.)
This is definitely the best Wimbledon outburst since John McEnroe's back in 1981 which almost seems tame by comparison. Watch the full Troicki meltdown here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl_0LYjTozM
It was a tough day at Wimbledon for officials, with French player Gilles Simon threatening to sue an umpire who insisted he play on against Grigor Dimitrov in a light drizzle saying:
"I don't want to play, when it's raining, on grass. That's it: If I play and get injured, I will sue you and you will pay."
According to ESPN, Simon later said:
"I hate to play when it's raining. I never understood when they are forcing us to go on the court when the court is slippery. I understand. It's just not acceptable for me.
"I feel the day I'm going to get injured on slippery grass, I'm going to sue everyone in the stadium. We try to understand what is happening in both parties, like tournaments and players, but in one point yesterday it was just ridiculous.
