5 - Andy Roddick – The American has had one of the highest number of code violations amongst ATP players. In an Australian Open match against Phillip Kohlschreiber, Andy Roddick looses his
composure and takes it out by personally insulting the umpire. In an
example of how not to behave, Andy finishes by shouting to the crowd “stay in
school kids, or you’ll end up being an umpire!”
4 - John McEnroe – No list such as this would be complete
without this man’s name. Using tantrums
to shift the intensity of the game, McEnroe was arguably the first in the
tennis bad boys trend. In the American’s original monologue, McEnroe caps off
his “You can not be serious” outbreak with an ironic “You guys are just the
pits of the world!”
3 - Victor Troiki – As the match commentator tells us, “This
is sensational stuff!” Threatening to retire from the match, the Serbian pulls
out all stops in his tantrum with the chair over a baseline call. At the climax of the video, Victor comically
takes the tv camera over to the line mark to prove his innocence before being
given a conduct warning. Without Hawk-eye on clay courts, the line call itself
is tough to tell..
2 - Marcos Baghdatis – Being cheered and jeered by the
Australian Open crowd, Marcos Baghdatis breaks not one, not two, not three but
four racquets. After subsequently being given a code violation, the Cypriot
still manages to break a smile… Serious anger management problems right here
folks.
1 - David Nalbandian
- In number one position, we have one of the most bizarre outbreaks the tennis
world has ever seen. In the 2012 final
of one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world, the Argentine had a
complete mind blank. Due to un-sportsman
like conduct, David lost the final on the spot by default (despite his one set
led).
