Tennis Grass Court Drama 2022 | Part 05 | Sorry, Not a Spicy At All

A compilation of drama and controversies that occurred during the 2022 grass court swing. Featuring Rafael Nadal, Nick Kyrgios, Daniil Medvedev, Dan Evans, Reilly Opelka, Yoshihito Nishioka, Pedro Martínez, Denis Shapovalov, Diego Schwartzman, Lorenzo Sonego, Adrian Mannarino, and more. Enjoy 🎾
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[@Kaara234]

I love that there are subtitles on Sonego when he screams

[@mendrikaJ]

AaAaaaAAAh

[@SeVen007Seven]

Opelka surely got away with a lot of F bombs before he finally got a warning 🙄

[@kineticdeath]

I was wondering about that. im guessing the Kyrgios ones prior to the code were cut, unless he really copped a warning on the first drop lol yet Opelka was allowed to go on and on

[@Bekw148]

also like some english fellas in Wimbledon xD

[@sadas3190]

Nick blaming the umpire for not stopping him to challenge is some ridiculous mental gymnastics

[@matthewa8713]

He is the only player that I have seen that lets everything on the court bother him to the point in which he can't focus.

[@offsidev6059]

People would love him if he just had a temper and argued without being a bully. But with him cursing the umpire, the spectators, the ballboys, he can be happy he has any fans at all...

[@squorly]

He's actually a diva

[@kineticdeath]

imagine being such a nice guy that you feel sorry for asking your opponent to not make loud noises only when you are hitting the ball, not when they are hitting it themselves

[@javiert.592]

Very difficult to defend Sonego here

[@AinSoph73]

that’s not the issue; Nadal has been a top player for most of his life; he knows he should have gotten the umpire to speak to Sonego

[@javiert.592]

Anyway, we should all agree that Lorenzo's delayed grunt is unacceptable and officials should make Sonego change it.

[@woonhakk]

@@AinSoph73 he did go to the umpire earlier?

[@AinSoph73]

@@woonhakk did he? If so I stand corrected.

[@stevenz2998]

What a terrible thing to say to a ball kid from Opelka. I didn't know that happened. If someone like Tsitsipas or Kyrgios or Zverev said something like this it would make headlines and start a hate train.

[@georgebrant5509]

Agreed. I don’t like Opelka nearly as much as I used too. He’ll bitch about anything

[@moonlightfitz]

@@georgebrant5509 Well, at least he is right about ATP corruption.

[@AinSoph73]

kids in his way whatayagonnado

[@anthonydecastro6938]

Poor Opelka... He thinks Centre Court is where he should be playing!!! Puffed-up EGO...

[@mvdqp]

What a disgrace to pick on the ball kids. I prefer Bitchy Opelka as a tennis commentator (Laver cup)

[@harryk2336]

Opelka said F*ck 200 times until the warning lol

[@jessturner6886]

Opelka is technically correct that the linesman and ball kids are a little too close. He’s also a giant ass for behaving that way and blaming his poor play on them. Just next level juvenile. Would love to see he and Kyrgios play though.

[@jdmrchem5]

The Wimbledon court that Opelka played is kinda too small for his size. I wouldn't want to play in the court that does not enough space and people being too near even it's 2 ft.. I wonder if he will complain if he plays in Centre Court. That's the best place to play tennis in Wimbledon and it has a lot of space for him to hit and reach for any balls within his range. Opelka did not have a good day, so he ended up blaming on the ball kids for his poor play. IMHO, the court is the problem, not the ball kids. At least, I want to see him and Kyrgios play since he respects Kyrgios and he does not call him a serve bot. Geez, what happened to him? He is supposed to be on par with the other ranked American players on the tour, but he fell off.

[@Tennislover511]

Hopefully Wimbledon will eventually have automatic line call like Australian and us open, do you think they’re keeping the line umpires for tradition?

[@Dom-yv4nq]

@@jdmrchem5 Unfortunately, that's how the luck of the draw is. No matter the tournament there are outer courts which just aren't the size of stadium courts, which are reserved for "high profile" players who bring in the money. Move up the rankings if you want to play on the big stage, pun intended

[@redplague]

He should have given the ball kids a code violation for standing too close.

[@jdmrchem5]

@@Dom-yv4nq The problem is that Opelka is not as popular as the other marquee superstars. Maybe if he ever matches against Djokovic or any top player in the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th rounds, then he may see his time in Centre Court. It has so much room that he can use its size for his advantage. Opelka doesn't bring up enough money, plus people tend to not like the serve bot style of playing tennis. So, he's stuck with the smaller courts for a while. Even the US Open have smaller courts too.

[@MarcoSpeaksNadsat]

People go on about Kyrgios, but there isn't a bigger manchild than Opelka.

[@rythmflow9828]

Fr

[@davidsevyan]

Literally and figuratively

[@greyworm1791]

They are both idiots but Kyrgios is a way bigger manchild than Opelka. Not just that. He‘s simply an idiot!

[@MrSeebass89]

Thank you for saying this! I’ve always felt that, and I haven’t even watched this video yet

[@NovaxxDjocovid]

There probably isn't a taller one either lol.

[@Davo614]

“The one who looks like she’s had about 700 drinks, bro” 😭💀

[@javiert.592]

He tries to be funny

[@Grasfh]

@@javiert.592I really don’t like him but I found that pretty funny

[@got2bjosh]

That was hilarious, even the commentators had to laugh.

[@totaldramataco4961]

I definitely feel that Reilly doesn’t enjoy the sport as much as he used to, his motivation is completely gone.

[@carlosroca9462]

why u think that

[@alecmorariu6291]

He’s always acted like that lmao

[@redplague]

It's the beard.

[@totaldramataco4961]

@@redplague probably LMAO

[@henrik1743]

His pawg wife is probably cheating on him

[@alancosta4760]

Opelka turned into Paire... a sad ending

[@merijnotten5092]

Opelka is evolving to a cry baby don’t know why it is very annoying tho

[@psyclops973]

A servebot with a diva personality. The worst combination of traits possible. He acts like the tiniest of details has a huge impact on his performance, as if 90% of his game wasn't just the serve. Without it he probably wouldn't even break into the top 200

[@kelli2783]

@@merijnotten5092 going full American

[@EndoftheTownProductions]

There isn't a situation on the tennis court that Nick doesn't complain about.

[@QbekkMr]

Kyrgios is a clown for going after ballkids

[@cobin6800]

opelka did but u only go after nick bc its nick and u are a hater

[@koppawi]

He can find anything and anyone to blame except himself. His box for not cheering him loud enough. A spectator for coughing. A ball kid for not walking properly. An umpire for letting him challenge.

[@BluntedRazor98]

Some traditionalist Karens here

[@groundskeeper180]

17:20 That face is gold🤣🤣🤣

[@Jim-lr1zg]

Ah, yes...classy Nick Kyrgios criticizing the ball kids...

[@TC-dw6wg]

Classless

[@TheZoGi]

Sonego is complaining while his grunt has always been way too late, he grunts when his opponent is hitting the ball.

[@lormon9995]

Yet no opponent ever called him at the net to "tell him off". Nadal was totally in the wrong on that one (and he knew it, hence why he apologized after the match)

[@TheZoGi]

@@lormon9995 well, someone should have done that before. Nadal only said he didnt mean it with negative attitude, he didnt say he was wrong which he wasnt. You shouldnt be grunting late, Sonego is only one who does it that way.

[@lormon9995]

@@TheZoGi dude calling your opponent at the net to tell him off as if he was a kid is a bad look, regardless of what he's doing. You could do that at your local tennis club maybe, not on centre court at Wimbledon ffs

[@TheZoGi]

@@lormon9995 well, referee didnt do anything, so someone had to 🤷 for me Sonego does that on purpose to gain an advantage due to disturbing opponent. But yeah, we can agree to disagree on this :)

[@TC-dw6wg]

@@lormon9995he is a kid and acted like one afterwards!

[@Sombrasll]

2:22 makes a bad serve , blames it on someone random moving in the crowd

[@JT-vy6jl]

I wish more coaches or people in the players box would what Medvedev's coach did. Like why take that verbal abuse when you arent the one making the shots and decisions

[@ackermanlol]

I think Medvedev told him to leave, he didn't decide to do it on his own.

[@houseofhaggg]

Yea definitely. I love Med and know that him and Giles have come a long way together but when players need to vent their feelings and end up doing it excessively, to the point where it hinders their performance, then the coaches should just leave. Every players yells at their coach at some point but some players, like Kyrgios, have made it routine when there are other options and better ways to deal with their distress.

[@AinSoph73]

@@ackermanlol why do you think that

[@MP_Tennis]

damn it must be pure hell to be chair umpire in matches where Kyrgios loses his mind.. Lichtenstein made a good job there not smacking Kyrgios out after the match :D

[@call__me_mike711]

And it's almost 10 minutes of Nick Kyrgios

[@ghbnhghjk]

What an embarrassment Kyrgios is. He wants his whole team to be like cheerleaders for every point and if they don't and he loses a point its their fault. He's one strange guy.

[@BananaBendr]

Bipolar doesn’t even describe him!

[@911gpd]

@Lubomir Radev Kyrgios is an embarrassment for the sport in general.

[@SaulGoodman-w2x]

​@Lubomir Radev You need explanations? Did you not watch the video LMAO

[@magnata187]

It's called being a spoiled bitttchhh

[@namispondjamispond9282]

Cannot explain how much I detest the guy. Medvedev a close second.

[@brucee6123]

Krajinovic actually recoils when Kyrgios tries to give him a pat at the net.

[@AinSoph73]

Good on him

[@ChrisHasbrook]

The Sonego thing lol, Nadal was being nice. If it were me, I'd tell him to either be more convincing about your noises having to do with your hits or stop. Don't stop, you're gonna get a racket in you throat. His "grunts" are almost a second after the hit, proving it's a hinderance

[@RobRossiFan]

I like the face of Sonego while talking to umpire - "I am so innocent, Dunno what's happening and what's wrong with me"

[@avyukthramkumar9570]

rightttt and nadals isnt

[@dayostical]

Please, you aren't going to do a damn thing, tough internet guy.

[@ChrisHasbrook]

@@dayostical go change your pad Nancy men are talking here

[@estecake]

@@ChrisHasbrook ​ you would be disqualified if you told someone they’d get a racket down their throat. You’d be no different from Serena back in 2009. There’s plenty of other ways to deal with that situation. Rafa even apologized and realized he should have told the umpire instead of Sonego directly. Don’t get me wrong though, Sonego’s a piece of shit for grunting the way he does.

[@Wrongley-AHC]

1:51 What is Chibs?? Google has it down as a Knife in Scotland.

[@yibozhao1012]

Nick is killing it in this episode :D

[@russeluc]

WOW. Riley can be really rude.

[@theaviator1152]

*Reilly

[@futarydary]

@@theaviator1152 Really

[@razgriz1ne1ne48]

Honestly, someone show this to SW, cause she said at the 2018 US final "men get away with much worse" ...... some of these dudes are legit dropping raquets and getting court/raquet abuse/unsportsmanlike conduct warnings/penalties

[@jameshampton5659]

Don’t be like that. Wimbledon is one thing sure… but you know damn well the men have gotten away with a lot worse than what Serena allegedly did in that final. The umpire would not have interrupted that match no matter what if it was Nadal and Djoko playing that final. Ridiculous. Not to mention Zverev literally abused the chair umps chair and got absolutely no ban

[@razgriz1ne1ne48]

@@jameshampton5659 ive watched tennis since 2001, and yes some women have gotten unlucky with bad calls ..... but so have the men, and women have gotten away with bad this as much as the men. SW has frequently cursed out loud, smashed raquets, talked back at umpires before and hadnt even gotten a warning, as well as Pliskova, Sabalanka,Sharapova,Wozniacki Its not fighting for equality if you bring it up just for a get out of jail free card.

[@beastyboyinsickomode]

Here are each of the meltdowns and the players: 1. Shapovalov thankfully took a second smashing the racket against Nakashima. 2. Opelka was a jerk swearing his head off before getting a warning.🤣 3. Schwartzman was in the right here. When the umpire says "game, set, match", it's over. Broady should have known that. 4. Martinez= the Spanish Benoit Paire.🙄 5. Nishioka KNEW that smashing the racket is wrong. However, it is not technically damaging the court. Maybe multiple times. I don't know. 6. Mannarino's match is confusing cause it looks like he dropped the racket. But yeah, he smashed it. Again. 7. Evans again complaining about embarrasments. Just watch the Karatsev match. 8. Rafa is the G.O.A.T. of being respectful. He told the umpire about Sonego's weird grunting noises, and told him respectfully. We ❤Rafa. 9. Sonego was so pathetic. He just made grunting noises that distracted Nadal during their match. Terrible sport. 10. Medvedev clearly didn't show effort AT ALL. The highlight of the match was when the protestor was running around the court. Even Medvedev's wife was disappointed in his lack of effort. 13:05 11. Fergus Murphy and the line judges missing easy calls proves they have to go. Maybe to the Challenger Tour. 12. Nick after phone rings: Now? Really? Also Nick in Indian Wells: TURN YOUR PHONE OFF! 13. Go to point #3 to see how Nick felt. 14. Hypocrisy: Nick states the umpire didn't see it. Yeah, and Nick didn't see it either. 15: Nick starts complaining that the "woman who's drunk" made him lose. Similarly in Laver Cup: "The hot chick made me lose". And the winner of the Benoit Paire Tantrum Award is... Nick Kyrgios. Again.

[@ShootistFN]

sonego's grunts are absolutely ridiculous. What a clown.

[@ollie708]

Rafael does the same

[@theaviator1152]

Thank you for showing everything from the Wimbledon final. I didn’t realize how contentious it was with blown calls and the crowd mismanagement. I hope to see stuff from the US Open soon too, I want to know more about why Kyrgios was mad with his camp, etc. Thank you!

[@onyx081]

Does Kyrgios ever need a reason to be mad? He gets mad at anything and everything.

[@theaviator1152]

@@onyx081 Lmao Idk. In my opinion, he ends up being right more than half of the time-he just expresses his grievances very extremely. But quite often, his complaints do actually hold water to them.

[@redplague]

He either complains that they are not cheering enough or that they are cheering too much.

[@iJackoGaming]

The hardest part about Kygrios is that most of the time he has a point about what he's blowing up about - the problem is he carries on like a toddler and ruins his own credibility

[@TennisAdvocate]

🙏💚

[@LaggardlySort]

[Intoxicated spectator distracting Kyrgios] 😂

[@got2bjosh]

17:21 That is the face of petty glee.

[@Ivanatis]

I was not sure initially who is most pathetic in this video Sonego or the Halle security guy who keeps lading on his butt when they get the protester out, but now I realize the only accurate answer is Nick Kyrgios.

[@stevenstone307]

I'm a huge rafa fan but he was wrong to call Sonego to the net, he admits that in an interview afterwards too. It's fun to see these great players get rattled from time to time lol

[@Guillermo648]

Its not wrong bro sonego grunted way after he hit the ball and that comppletely distracts aplayer

[@jobuck879]

@@Guillermo648 Are you kidding me? Nadal is 1000000% wrong. He cannot call someone to the net to chastise them for the way they play. He acted like a diva. He can go up to the umpire, but he can’t order a player to the net. I would not have gone to that net. He’s a grown man, you can’t call up a grown man to net to tell him to change the way he plays.

[@ollie708]

This referee Liechtestein takes the side of Rafa when Rafa complains about Sonego. That tells you something about the hierarchy in tennis and the position of the referee. Rafa complaining about the noise of his opponent is ridiculous because he makes 2 times as much noise.

[@rythmflow9828]

Good vid as always, gotta love the longer vids 👍

[@TennisAdvocate]

🙏💚

[@Dom-yv4nq]

Rafa was ABSOLUTELY correct. The umpire didn't do anything after he spoke to him so he did it, respectfully. Lorenzo was screaming long after the ball had left his racquet. It's about time officials checked this grunting, its getting out of hand.

[@frankdartagnan2709]

Its an absolute No No to talk to your ooponent. You cant do that, Nadal knows it. Nadal made a mistake, doesnt matter if his opponent's screams were latew.

[@javiert.592]

@@frankdartagnan2709 Well the main thing here is that Sonego's timing grunts here were TERRIBLE. Officials should do something about it because Sonego does it all the time.

[@ollie708]

As if Rafa doesn't make any noise

[@cassiopee5516]

I love how stupid the tennis refering is... Having to wait for Nadal to discuss with the other player to start telling him about screaming too late. Literally the best way to escalate the situation.

[@davidmoore2445]

That was amazing

[@dannycooper7552]

Why did they stop to call the players "Mister" when they get a warning to say the full names ? Sounds pretty weird in the ear.

[@Kyrelel]

To avoid misgendering and triggering the "woke"

[@davidr2802]

@@Kyrelel DO you feel better now that you got to write the word "woke."

[@portishphonic]

​@@Kyrelelomg, seriously? Decades if not centuries of tradition for this bullshit? Clown world...

[@svenhoevenaars8109]

didnt know that Nadal at first said it to the umpire, so dont think he really did something wrong because it makes more sense if the umpire doesnt do anything with it.

[@stevenz2998]

It's strictly against the rules to talk to the opponent and Nadal knew it. That's why he was very polite about it and apologised after. However Sonego was totally faking the grunts and acted like he got insulted by Nadal.

[@brandon_den]

@@stevenz2998 Yeah, Lorenzo is a cheat, and he gives off the vibes of a entitled kiddo with the grunting.

[@5pgsmithy]

Lets be completely honest here, every grunt a tennis player makes is fake.... Umpires should have stamped it out ages ago

[@batmon696]

Tbf grunting occurs in every sport. Just in tennis it's very quiet in the stadium so you can very easily hear it. Boxing it's easy to hear as well. Used as a breathing crutch for most athletes

[@redplague]

Nadal was wrong but it was weak umpiring that partly caused it. The umpire should have either spoken to the player to stop it or told Nadal it was ok. He only said something to him after Nadal did.

[@marioczermak705]

Die ATP sollte so Leute wie Kyrgios einmal sperren so ein verhalten gehört nicht auf den Platz!!!! Der Kasperl sollte sich zu beherrschen wissen.

[@specialjeffreyke]

Kyrgios complaining about the ball kids is low as hell. The ballkids deserve the utmost respect.

[@Frantixj]

Lack of Benoit Paire in the thumbnail got me intrigued.

[@Tennisisreallyfun]

On some level, I sympathize with Nishioka. There’s a pretty giant difference between gently throwing your racquet on the ground in frustration and smashing it to bits. I mean, was that really necessary for the umpire to add gasoline to the quite tiny fire?

[@_Simkim]

Yes, on grass they have a much more strict standard, because it can damage the court. The best way to prevent it is to draw the line way before that happens.

[@Shabbydodo]

It's just the rules man, if you can't control your racquet throwing them that's a skill issue on your part

[@Tennisisreallyfun]

@@Shabbydodo Well thanks for telling me about skills, certainly I wouldn’t know anything about tennis skills even though I’ve been playing all my life and actually just finished up my club’s annual doubles tournament yesterday (my team finished third overall in case you were wondering). Sorry, but this isn’t skill. This is emotion, and emotions are a big part of tennis, and this was not some court damaging banger, this was just a light little toss. Say what you will, but this is an umpire with a stick up his ass, no different than a traffic cop with a grudge against those with better educations who can afford nicer cars. Rules are rules, and they’re there for a reason, but as is usually the case with anything absolute, grey areas are not accounted for, and unfairness often has a healthy place in the game as a result.

[@Tennisisreallyfun]

@@_Simkim I understand that, but surely you can agree that this wasn’t something that would damage the court in any way, yes? Of course the rule needs to be there to address such conduct when it comes up, but in the spirit of fairness, I think umpires need to be able to exercise their own discretion and use their own common sense to distinguish between acts that do and do not deserve swift punishment.

[@_Simkim]

@@Tennisisreallyfun I don't think it would be easier or fairer to leave the question of what degree of force constitutes a punishable offence to the umpire's discretion. I could understand your objection had Nishioka TOSSED the racquet, but he THREW it to the ground, lightly or not. To me, that motion in itself is clear enough to deserve the warning, regardless of the amount of force used. Which, again, cannot be easily determined by the umpire and would surely raise frequent questions regarding consistency.

[@Pakos-Terimos]

Nick Kyrgios = When you love Basket-ball but you're playing Tennis.

[@piotrkowalski3805]

Nadal is such a jerk, he is full of gamesmanship (for example every time rival need's to wait for him while serving and noone in ATP do anything with it), but when someone do gamesmanship against him, he has objections like a prince of Persia.

[@SaschaDaneke-y9c]

This unsportsmanlike of Nadal was a BIG FAULT AND HER INJURY NOW THE QUITTUNG! SHIT HAPPENS

[@falks941]

Quite nice to see Carlos Bernardes do something right for a change. How do the players not understand that slamming a racket on the ground is an automatic code violation on a grass court? It’s very simple.

[@karimmelikian934]

He didn’t “smash” it. He dropped it 🙄

[@pouertalidis400]

Kyrgios reminds me of a 10 year old kid who does something and expecting to hear a good word from his mother or father... What a little boy he is

[@manlucky8247]

Opelka says f===ff====f===f==f== but never smashes his racket lol

[@MartRavor]

Cant stand Kyrgios. Everytime he makes an error its someones else fault. Like cmon.

[@alicoop95]

Oh man, I do enjoy seeing Kyrgios losing a point and immediately grasping at whatever he can to blame other than himself 😅

[@BluntedRazor98]

Oh man I do enjoy seeing traditionalist keyboard Karens attack Nick

[@theaviator1152]

22:07 It looks like Djokovic challenged here, did the umpire not see or was it not counted because the ball was called out??

[@rafanoodles5811]

Djokovic was calling the ball out with the line judge, but even if he was trying to challenge, you are right about it not being counted because the ball is out

[@theaviator1152]

@@rafanoodles5811 Yeah, it seemed unclear whether he was saying it was out or whether he wanted to challenge.

[@knizekim3444]

I like Nadal, but he should have let the umpire do the talking. A little unsportsmanlike, but I do agree that grunting was too much as well.

[@magnata187]

Fergus Murphy is the biggest bum among ATP umpires. This guy has absolutely no idea what he's doing

[@PolarBearProblems]

I thought it was just a sign of respect for Nadal to talk directly to him, rule or no rule.

[@jobuck879]

Really? He’s not in any official capacity but you think it was a “sign of respect”??!! It is a blatant sign of massive disrespect. On the womens side players like Venus, Sharapova and Azarenka all grunt/shriek but I haven’t seen any competitor walk up to them and chastise them for their grunting. Nadal is an ego maniac and I’m glad McEnroe called him out on it

[@PolarBearProblems]

@@jobuck879 I just meant talking to Sonego directly. Did I think it was a completely valid argument? No. But I see both sides. Chill out fam.

[@kirihara147]

@@jobuck879 But he already spoke to the ump, so what more do you want him to do?

[@jobuck879]

@@PolarBearProblems It still doesn’t matter. He can’t be so disrespectful as to tell another professional competitor how they should play. He isn’t an umpire nor a supervisor. He’s just another player. To have the gaul to approach the net and scold someone else is pathetic. And I’m not your fam.

[@jobuck879]

@@kirihara147 So does that give him the right to scold another player? What’s next? If it bothered Nadal then he should still talk to the umpire not the opponent, he has no ability to do that at all. He’s not the umpire nor supervisor, he can’t dictate how the opponent plays.

[@nickstayoon]

i needed this

[@amedeobettinelli6893]

Your videos are fantastic🔝🔝🔝

[@TennisAdvocate]

🙏💚

[@lm10goat]

I think Nadal this time was wrong and he knows that. Sonego’s grunt is fastidious (I’m Italian and I hate him doing that) but you can’t go to the net to tell your opponent to stop his grunt. Specially when he breaks you. He had two hours to tell Sonego to stop but he choose the break moment when he was in difficulty. Sonego is a nice guy, you can like him or not, but he’s very professional and after the match he wished Rafa good luck on Instagram. So, Nadal was wrong for me but I really appreciate him to say that he what he did wasn’t correct

[@theaviator1152]

The thing is, Sonego often grunts more egregiously towards the end of sets. And nobody else was saying anything for that long, I assume Nadal was probably thinking that he has to be the person to do it. It’s still better to speak up late than it is to just be silent the whole time in most cases. Even if it isn’t really in Nadal’s place to do it, blatantly outrageous grunting shouldn’t just be left alone to spread itself through the game. In my opinion, a player’s duty is to beat their opponent with their tennis and their shots, *not* with the noise that comes out of their mouth.

[@lm10goat]

@@theaviator1152 I understand your point but believe me, Sonego doesn’t do that for annoying his opponent. Rafa could speak to him in the locker room after the match, not after lost his serve

[@ald4425]

The Umpire should have said something sooner. His grunting is a joke. To make a grunting noise when the ball is already on the other side of the net and you opponent is about to hit the ball is a No No.

[@marcosb733227]

@Lubomir Radev let people say what they wish, do you play tennis?

[@theaviator1152]

@@lm10goat I want to give Sonego the benefit of the doubt, and yes I myself have sometimes felt the need to grunt half a second after hitting the ball, but he almost seems to do it for a drama/entertainment factor on bigger points, as if to say “look how hard I’m trying,” (Serena did this very frequently). When I think of Sonego I don’t really remember him for his tennis, I just think of him as the Italian player with the borderline-hindrance grunt. However I do know that Rafa is in the wrong-interacting directly with the opponent to voice a complaint is something you only should do in an amateur match with no officials-but at least he realizes it was wrong in that it may have hurt or distracted Sonego. Nadal also should probably be expected to mentally tough enough to just ignore the grunting and not cause any interruption to the game, but on the other hand when Nadal himself says your grunting is too much or too long, that does suggest something. I do think Sonego’s grunting is unnecessary, but I will definitely acknowledge that Nadal pointed that out in the wrong way-as he says, though, he did it in the nicest way possible that he could think of-Sonego is right too though that it was “not normal,” but there does seem to be a pattern for when in the match he chooses to grunt that way. So I do think how he defends it may be slightly disingenuous, as he acts like “oh, but I just have to do that.” I’m sure he realizes to some degree that he is kind of pushing the limit. I mean, again, some of his grunting at Wimbledon reminds me of the noises Federer and Nadal made at exhibitions 10 years ago as a *parody* of grunting. I also agree, Rafa could have waited until being in the locker room but that also probably would have been something that Sonego would mention in his press conferences and possibly start beef. Rafa likely wasn’t thinking that far ahead and just thought “I’ll talk to him briefly right now since I’m a bit bothered.”

[@nelmect]

At 12:48 Gilles say : " It's ridiculous now " ;)

[@pietro_bosso]

Again, Kyrgios is the Axl Rose of tennis...

[@MrSeebass89]

Appreciate these videos!

[@TennisAdvocate]

🙏💚

[@DonLee1980]

dropping F bombs on kids in an exhibition match. such class.

[@znamir1493]

Good Nadal talked to him at the net. Referee did nothing about these irritating screams.

[@jaer8395]

Ironic considering Nadal grunts the most during tennis matches

[@znamir1493]

@@jaer8395 Yea he grunts a lot, but not in a way to distract opponent at the end of the match.

[@jaer8395]

@@znamir1493 Nadal had 2 hours to complain about Sonego's grunting but he chose the moment he got broken to complain about it? That's just so unprofessional. Also, Nadal's grunt can also be considered distracting.

[@theaviator1152]

@@jaer8395 The thing is, Nadal grunts consistently. He does it almost exactly the same, same length, same loudness, etc from start to finish. Sonego doesn’t.

[@jaer8395]

@@theaviator1152 No one else has EVER complained about Sonego's grunting, which he constantly does when playing. Also, why couldn't Nadal have just told Sonego to stop grunting earlier in the match, say after 20 mins or so, why did he wait until being broken to do so?

[@MrBestvirginia]

10:44 *"I shouldn't of did that"* 🤦‍♂ Also: it's two mistakes, it should be: "I shouldnt HAVE DONE that" *Seriously, you now too? What is it with you guys? "ShOuLdNt Of" does NOT exist in the English langugage, it's "shouldnt HAVE"* It's really not that hard to learn but scary and sad to see it everywhere 🤦‍♂

[@janflorenciano4787]

Diego is right, Liam challenged way too late

[@C_M_R]

(18:19) alleged intoxicated spectator... She now has a pending lawsuit due to these allegations.

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

Rafa is absolutely awesome.👍

[@keihnungm2011]

reilly calling wimbledon an exhibition. legendary

[@robinlovestosing]

It literally was though! Wimbledon banned all Russian players because of the Russia-NATO war and ATP punished them by saying no points will be awarded for wimbledon

[@keihnungm2011]

@@robinlovestosing i know

[@Walkman0007]

This week a special: the Nick Kyrgios at Wimbledon show

[@bigrobsydney]

The vast majority of issues comes down to officials and their calls. Electronic line calling would eliminate so much of this. They could also use technology to determine IF a call interfered with a players shot, for example, if the call was made within (insert agreed interval from discussions with the players council). 0.1 seconds? 0.2 seconds? Etc. I just find it incredible that some of the calls at a place like Wimbledon can be so wrong, at crucial times. The tournament generates something like £160m and provides about £35m to the players, so surely they can afford an electronic line calling system. They dont even need to buy the system, as it could be leased by every tournaments, and only have to pay for set up costs as it moves from one tournament to another around the circuit. There are also Playsight courts permanently setup, in suburban courts, so it cant be THAT expensive if it came down to it.

[@thebigsquirrel50]

Appearance leaderboard (2+) Paire 26 Putintseva 18 Kyrgios 16 Ostapenko 14 Fognini 11 Moutet, Sakkari 8 Tsitsipas, Cornet 7 Djokovic, Sandgren, Van Uytvank, Shapovalov, Evans, Medvedev 6 Collins, Siniakova, Zverev, Tauson, Khachanov, Giorgi, Opelka, Schwartzman 5 Dzumhur, Zhang, Tomljanovic, Karatsev, Bublik, Mladenovic, Gulbis, Martínez 4 Tig, Wozniacki, Olivo, Sock, Yastremska, Rublev, Ruud, Simon, Rune, Azarenka, Ivashka, Thompson, Verdasco, Davidovich Fokina 3 2-------------------- Auger-Aliassime Bencic Carreño Busta Dimitrov Garín, Gasanova, Gautier, Giorgi's dad, Golubic Haddad Maia, Halep, Hurkacz Juvan Kalinskaya, Kokkinakis Mannarino, McNally Nadal Pliskova, Pouille Riske, Roca Batalla Siegemund, Sonego, Sousa, Stephens Vandeweghe

[@ντιμρο]

Nadal bullying his opponent when he lose, if someone else did what nadal done, they would tell oh who is he to do that and its normal, just imagine if djokovic did that...

[@cambed71]

That Kyrgios Krajnovic one I don't see the problem with challenging that. The point is over and done anyway so what is the harm if your ball goes out to challenge the previous shot of the opponent. If it is out then it should be your point. Who cares if you played the ball. If it's out it's out. You should be able to use your three challenges how and when you see fit. So glad they are bringing in this automated line calling system. Makes it much easier to manage and not have dramas

[@terminallychill9580]

Rafa is literally class....

[@sekouhmpf]

We've all gotten used to Nick's antics.... Became a bit too obvious and boring. We need a new troll.

[@djcoolguy1938]

Nadal needs to tone it down a bit.

[@louisgianfrancesco]

Wimbeldon needs to remove line judges and go the automated way like the other grand slams.

[@henrym6758]

French is not automated either

[@Fersuperb]

@@henrym6758 cause an automatic system on clay is waaaaay trickier

[@Rhaenyra97]

@@henrym6758 on clay ball at least leaves a spot

[@redplague]

@@Rhaenyra97 Problem is that most of the arguments on clay relate to whether to mark is in or out. Get Hawkeye live and those arguments go away.

[@dedier8565]

Nadal ...horrible! just horrible

[@deachenyangzom1074]

I love how composed Djokovic was during the Wim. Final. It was so satisfying to see Kygrios get dismantled

[@miragowaikar98]

im just watching and im already getting annoyed with sonegos grunts.

[@tennisace40]

A lot of tennis players are a holes to ball kids, no need for that crap. Nadal exemplifies sportsmanship is all areas.Truly a great guy.And I’m a Fedfan.

[@samuelmorenoreano2906]

Have I just watched a US Open add of Alcaraz´s hotshot against Sinner? Never saw a GS add before, thist point has really gone around the word... PD: Kyrgios🤡🤡 😎

[@BamBam-ft9wj]

Nadal upset about opponents scream ? 😂😂

[@Guillermo648]

You dont understand sonego's grunts/screams came literally a second after he hit the ball and thats hindrence,distracting,i know nadal also grunts but he does it when hitting the ball you see

[@RobRossiFan]

03:51 so crazy warning there, he literally did nothing special to get a warning

[@yibozhao1012]

The umpire explained it. It's really so. That's why you can see on grass court players tend to slam the racket rather to their shoe than to the ground when frustrated.

[@redplague]

What was the story with that woman who invaded the court?

[@TennisAdvocate]

I think she was a climate change activist, similar to the one at the Ruud Cilic semi-final match at this year's Roland Garros.

[@crazyduck8249]

and after all tsitsipas was the bad guy in their match.LMAO kyrgios is the entire cicrus how can u support this guy

[@javiert.592]

Tsitsipas sometimes behaves very bad. Kyrgios every time he is loosing behaves bad or very bad

[@crazyduck8249]

@@javiert.592 I haven’t seen tsitsipas acting like this circus ever

[@Oruo1]

Opelka is such a sore loserrrrrr

[@RAY.POLARIS]

That's crazy I feel like matchs can be easily corrupt. Manipulated. It's all rigged. If you complain you get warning, fines . That's crazy you dropping your racket violently you get code violation. They have to understand that's sportsmanlike , players have emotions sometimes it feels good to evacuate your frustrations/ anger that's human .

[@patrikiosvatemanopoulos]

Nadal complaining that someone else is screaming. That's rich....

[@lbjeffries]

He's complaining about the timing of the scream you duncecap

[@liger314194]

Kyrgios blaming ballkid for losing... What a manchild

[@viperRX]

Nick is a kid, I know. But he is right about the phone ring in the semifinal.... what kind of shit keep the phone volume up during tennis match....

[@RobRossiFan]

remain quiet? is that correct to say? I used to say "stay quiet" instead

[@leandrocoelho8]

It's funny for me that Nadal is complaining about someone else's grunt, and I know that Sonego's grunt is surely one of the most annoying grunts on tour, but still, Rafa's isn't really that quiet either, so maybe you can consider this a "taste of your own medicine" kinda thing. Btw, great video as always.

[@merto6835]

It’s not the grunt itself. It’s because he grunts 5 seconds after he hit the ball. If you grunt after hitting the ball the opponent has it much more difficult how hard the ball was hit

[@bartk.2702]

It's about the timing. Making sound while the ball is on your side of the court is acceptable. But as soon as you grunt half an hour after you hit the ball, and it's already well on the other side of the court, it's technically interference.

[@leandrocoelho8]

@@merto6835 I totally agree with you, and tbf, I think neither of them were right in this situation, is just that Nadal complaining about a grunt would almost be the equivilant to Nick Kyrgios complaining about someone's behavior. Not saying that neither of them have the right to do so, just seems odd to me

[@miychael3019]

It’s not about the volume of the grunt, it’s about the timing of it. Nadal grunts as he hits the ball. Sonego grunts while Nadal is about to hit it- it’s delayed, which can mess the opponent up. It’s called “hinderance”.

[@redplague]

They all kiss his bum.

[@joshuaking1194]

Nadal: I feel really sorry for him now that I've won

[@pooolish334]

Doesn't matter what people say i think Rafa was in the right telling Sonego his grunts were too late, why? Because he went first to the umpire and he didn't do anything about it, the grunting kept bothering him and he had to do what he had to do. His excessive screaming and late grunting have been a slight problem and someone had to adress it.

[@nickharland9207]

If the umpire doesn't talk to the player, then you talk to the umpire again, not to the other player. The umpire handled it very badly, but Nadal was still in the wrong.

[@pooolish334]

@@nickharland9207 He's in an important match, and if it's bothering him aka, messing with mindset and momentum, then he shouldn't have to endure that when he already stated to the umpire that his opponent was being disrespectful. He could even lose the game because of something like that, and Sonego should have been more understanding of the situation insted of taking it so personal. Yes this was the umpires fault but don't make it look like Nadal was doing something wrong when his opponent was the one being disrespectful and the umpire not handling it how it should have been.

[@nickharland9207]

@@pooolish334 Every player know you don't talk to the other player during a match. Even Nadal knows this which is why he admitted afterwards that he did the wrong thing.

[@pooolish334]

@@nickharland9207 Yes i know that, and i know Nadal knows that as well. But as you can see he still decided to do it because it was distracting him too much. He chose his concentration and mindset over the rules. Which was my point it the first place, if something is hindering you to the extent that is throwing your game off and you did what you were supposed to do as well (wich was talking to the umpire about it) but still nothing was done about it, then you need to go over the rules to resolve it wich is what he did."It was the right thing to do even if it was the wrong thing to do", im hoping you are smart enough to understand that quote.

[@tiagosoares6573]

People in the comments comparing nadal grunts to sonego grunts, have no understanding of what they are talking about... To most players, the grunt comes as a release of breath to be taken when hitting the ball, wich is what Nadal has always done (no matter how loud or consistently he does it)... its not hinderance. Sonego starts his grunt after the freaking ball has crossed to the opponents side and in many cases even after the ball has landed on the opponents side... that IS hinderance

[@dennisvillaflor3359]

Thos grunts are intentional from sonego, thats actually the most disgusting grunt as it changes everytime.

[@MrSeebass89]

Nadal’s class makes sonego look like a child

[@ArameanPower]

3:53 Nishioka is totally right. Come on, a code for what? If it was Novak, he wouldn’t get a code, never.

[@lbjeffries]

Ump explained it bud. Pay attention for once

[@jdmrchem5]

What is Novak had to do with the Nishioka situation? Geez, I still sense that Novak gets hated at all fronts even though it has nothing to do with him.

[@gerrardthemeek]

I like how Novak isn't in here...quite refreshing 😂