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So...if I understand correctly, he's not really suspended after all if he can keep his temper under wraps.

Deuce wrote:"As a result, Zverev has been issued an additional fine of US$25,000 and a suspension for a period of eight weeks from any ATP-sanctioned event."
The remainder of their text shows the above to be blatantly untrue. He has not been suspended at all. He has been merely threatened with a possible suspension.

Yes, he is on probation for a year. It's a joke. Everyone should let the ATP know how they feel about it. What are the odds that he keeps his cool for a whole year? I think there's a great chance he could end up suspended. Especially if the umpires have it out for him. The next time he forgets to say "good morning" - unsportsmanlike conduct.

https://www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-m ... islavskyi/

Article on the world's oldest tennis player, 97-year-old Leonid Stanislavskyi, who lives in Ukraine (Kharkiv) and won't evacuate. He lived through WW2. Sorry if it was posted elsewhere.

I saw a video from his recent DC match in Brazil. Apparently people were chanting the name of his former girlfriend who made the accusations of domestic abuse against him as a way to get under his skin. In the press conference, he said that it hurt him because it wasn't right for them to bring people HE LOVES into it. That comment just turned my stomach.
https://www.the-sun.com/sport/4835330/z ... davis-cup/

Kevin

Guessing this was announced earlier and they gave her the trophy this week for WTA Coach of the Year.

dmforever wrote: ↑Wed Mar 09, 2022 3:35 pm I saw a video from his recent DC match in Brazil. Apparently people were chanting the name of his former girlfriend who made the accusations of domestic abuse against him as a way to get under his skin. In the press conference, he said that it hurt him because it wasn't right for them to bring people HE LOVES into it. That comment just turned my stomach.
https://www.the-sun.com/sport/4835330/z ... davis-cup/

Kevin

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Tue Mar 08, 2022 11:44 am ...

Yes, he is on probation for a year. It's a joke. Everyone should let the ATP know how they feel about it. What are the odds that he keeps his cool for a whole year? I think there's a great chance he could end up suspended. Especially if the umpires have it out for him. The next time he forgets to say "good morning" - unsportsmanlike conduct.

The precedent was set with the Kyrgios issue years ago. You do something terrible on court and you get the suspended suspension.
And we thought that Kyrgios would not be able to remain quiet for 6 months, but he did. I don't think Zverev is THAT dumb to violate this probation

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 10, 2022 4:30 am

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Tue Mar 08, 2022 11:44 am ...

Yes, he is on probation for a year. It's a joke. Everyone should let the ATP know how they feel about it. What are the odds that he keeps his cool for a whole year? I think there's a great chance he could end up suspended. Especially if the umpires have it out for him. The next time he forgets to say "good morning" - unsportsmanlike conduct.

The precedent was set with the Kyrgios issue years ago. You do something terrible on court and you get the suspended suspension.
And we thought that Kyrgios would not be able to remain quiet for 6 months, but he did. I don't think Zverev is THAT dumb to violate this probation

He'll have to keep his temper under control in the heat of the moment... we'll see.

He should have been suspended when the incident happened.

ti-amie wrote:

He should have been suspended when the incident happened.

There are rules for what can be done on site. Then there’s probably a discipline committee that reviews incidents afterward.


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He does not get to set his own penalty. They gave him this, and at least, he is not pretending that it was somebody else's fault (Nalbandian at Queens).
Ok, sure he should have been suspended for at least IW/MIA. But he is saying the right things.
(And yes, even if it is his PR firm saying it. When they say the wrong thing, we "know" it came from them. When they say the "right" thing, it was their agents. That way, players can't win).

On a good note (for me). Both the ATP and WTA have added ribbons to their website logos with the Ukrainian flag's colors.
NBA, NFL, NHL or MLB don't have anything (not that they should).
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ponchi101 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:43 am On a good note (for me). Both the ATP and WTA have added ribbons to their website logos with the Ukrainian flag's colors.
NBA, NFL, NHL or MLB don't have anything (not that they should).
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I mean, I doubt the 5-10 NFL and MLB fans in Ukraine have these leagues' response as top of mind at the moment

The NBA and NHL would be more meaningful since they have Ukrainian players.

But at some point, putting a Ukrainian flag next to your logo is just virtue signaling. I'd like to know what they are doing to raise funds or volunteers for the war in Ukraine but also other ongoing humanitarian crises.

Had anyone here noticed he's been boycotting France?

No, and I had forgotten about the bad call against Shapo in 2020. Maybe a French fan or Canadian would have noticed.

ti-amie wrote: ↑Tue Mar 15, 2022 10:06 pm Had anyone here noticed he's been boycotting France?

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:08 am No, and I had forgotten about the bad call against Shapo in 2020. Maybe a French fan or Canadian would have noticed.

Not this Canadian.