With Malisse towards umpire, heckler
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August 31, 2012, Friday
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Xavier Malisse vented his frustration over line calls at umpire Carlos Ramos and a heckler in expletive-filled fashion on Wednesday during a first-round US Open loss to ninth-seed John Isner.
Isner advanced 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 5-7, 7-6 (11/9) after two hours and 56 minutes.
Malisse, a 32-year-old Belgian, was aggravated repeatedly by what he saw as errant line calls for Isner and Ramos's reluctance to overrule them.
"Lucky there was (challenge replay system) Hawkeye or it would have been a total fiasco," Malisse said. "After a while it was just frustrating.
"There were so many bad calls. One game there were three in a row. We have to be quiet and sit there and do nothing and if we say something we get a fine."
By the end of the second set, Malisse felt a blown call at 5-3 cost him the set and "I lost the belief" in the linesmen or Ramos. "I'm not sure it's out," Ramos said at one stage. "I don't care anymore," Malisse retorted.
"Every ball has been against me. Every time I'm the one challenging. It's this much out and nothing gets said. Nothing."
Malisse dismissed the idea his line call woes came because he was facing the top-seeded American in an up-for-grabs quarter of the bracket at the US Open.
"No, I don't believe it has gotten to be that way," he said. "Mistakes are going to be made. But there were more going on than usual."
After holding to level the fourth set at 4-4, Malisse pushed Ramos in vain for a call. "That's the whole story of the day - you are not going to call it because that's a top-10 guy," Malisse said.
After another perceived miss, Malisse fired to Ramos: "Great call. Stuck it in my ribs again."
But Malisse's biggest tirade came after losing the second set tie-breaker.
"What are you going to say now. I'm sorry?" Malisse said. "I'm sorry. I'm down two sets to love. It's this much wide and nobody says anything every time.
"You agree and somebody loses. It's shit. You guys mess up and the players are supposed to understand. How much are you going to pay?"
Malisse even managed a dig at absent Rafael Nadal after Ramos announced they had 20 seconds to resume play. "Just like every match," Malisse said. "We get 20 seconds. Nadal gets 45 seconds."
And after winning the third set and battling into a tie-breaker in the fourth, he fired back at a heckler in the stands "Shut your fucking face."
"Half the crowd don't understand what's going on," Malisse said. "If they say something I'm going to say something back."
Isner advanced 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 5-7, 7-6 (11/9) after two hours and 56 minutes.
Malisse, a 32-year-old Belgian, was aggravated repeatedly by what he saw as errant line calls for Isner and Ramos's reluctance to overrule them.
"Lucky there was (challenge replay system) Hawkeye or it would have been a total fiasco," Malisse said. "After a while it was just frustrating.
"There were so many bad calls. One game there were three in a row. We have to be quiet and sit there and do nothing and if we say something we get a fine."
By the end of the second set, Malisse felt a blown call at 5-3 cost him the set and "I lost the belief" in the linesmen or Ramos. "I'm not sure it's out," Ramos said at one stage. "I don't care anymore," Malisse retorted.
"Every ball has been against me. Every time I'm the one challenging. It's this much out and nothing gets said. Nothing."
Malisse dismissed the idea his line call woes came because he was facing the top-seeded American in an up-for-grabs quarter of the bracket at the US Open.
"No, I don't believe it has gotten to be that way," he said. "Mistakes are going to be made. But there were more going on than usual."
After holding to level the fourth set at 4-4, Malisse pushed Ramos in vain for a call. "That's the whole story of the day - you are not going to call it because that's a top-10 guy," Malisse said.
After another perceived miss, Malisse fired to Ramos: "Great call. Stuck it in my ribs again."
But Malisse's biggest tirade came after losing the second set tie-breaker.
"What are you going to say now. I'm sorry?" Malisse said. "I'm sorry. I'm down two sets to love. It's this much wide and nobody says anything every time.
"You agree and somebody loses. It's shit. You guys mess up and the players are supposed to understand. How much are you going to pay?"
Malisse even managed a dig at absent Rafael Nadal after Ramos announced they had 20 seconds to resume play. "Just like every match," Malisse said. "We get 20 seconds. Nadal gets 45 seconds."
And after winning the third set and battling into a tie-breaker in the fourth, he fired back at a heckler in the stands "Shut your fucking face."
"Half the crowd don't understand what's going on," Malisse said. "If they say something I'm going to say something back."
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