I have seen weird and strange matches in tennis, but for the first time last night, I saw a tennis player giving up on the whole match after losing match points and the set. While I felt bad for the guy, Janko Tipsarevic really should have let go of the fourth set and played to win in the fifth.
Instead, the poor guy just completely gave up winning only one point in the last set. What troubled me more was he just threw in the racket.
When Fernando Verdasco was serving for the match, he barely tried to return the ball. I have a feeling Tipsarevic got pissed off the crowds after they started clapping and rooting for the Spainard to make a comeback.
I wonder if the Australian Tennis Federation or whichever place will fine Tipsarevic for giving up on the match. It was just sad to see and Dick Enberg said it rightly so of how disrespectful his action was to the sports.
No matter how heartbroken you are or how frustrated you are with the crowds, you should never give up like that