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U.S. Open Fight Going Viral On YouTube [VIDEO]
The Novak Djokovic vs. Philipp Petzschner U.S. Open tennis match was delayed due to a fight that took place in the stands in the upper deck at Arthur Ashe Stadium. “It was far away from the court; we couldn’t really see what was going on,” stated Djokovic. “I hope it was no Serbian up there.” Apparently a woman in her 40′s and her father confronted the arguing man earlier and he did not appreciate what they said. So the woman slapped him in the face. And let to even more hostility. All three of the people fighting were handcuffed and were taken to the 110th Precinct in Queens. The YouTube views of this video is increasing rapidly. Check out the video of the fight below:
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Categories Novak Djokovic, Philipp Petzschner, U.S. Open, YouTube
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Andy Roddick Is Not Happy About U.S. Opening Restricting Twitter
Andy Roddick wrote on Twitter that he thinks its “lame the US Open is trying to regulate our tweeting.. I understand the on-court issue but not sure they can tell us if we can’t do it on our own time … we’ll see.”
“i definitely respect the rule about inside info and on court, but u would seriously have to be a moron to send “inside info” through a tweet,” added Roddick.
Why Roddick is upset is because the U.S. Open has warned players and their associates to watch what they post on Twitter. There have been signs placed in locker rooms and player lounges that warns players against using Twitter.
The U.S. Open isn’t the only sports league that has decided to restrict the use of Twitter. Earlier this month, the National Football League warned players to avoid using Twitter during game times, especially during coaching sessions.
NFL player Chad Ochocinco decided to still tweet during games, but would have fans do it for him by using hand signals. Ochocinco would fly that fan out during the games.
Jeff Rees was hired in August 2008 to head the Tennis Integrity Unit for the U.S. Open. The four governing bodies in tennis which include the ATP, the WTA, the Grand Slam Committee, and the International Tennis Federation adopted anti-corruption rules. These rules were referred to when posting the warning about Twitter.
Categories Andy Roddick, U.S. Open
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