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1/21/12 5:12 PM | Johan Lindahl
David Nalbandian will appeal the $8,000-dollar fine which he copped at the Australian Open for allegedly throwing water on a tournament employee after a second-round loss to John Isner.
The Argentine was steaming after he had been denied the chance to challenge a line call which had been over-ruled by the chair umpire, with the South American being told that he did not make his challenge in a timely manner.
"To go ahead with this fine they are carrying out two injustices," Nalbandian said on Twitter. "One on and the other off the court. I'm going to appeal the fine.
"I strongly deny throwing water at an ATP assistant after the match against Isner. While he found me washing my hands during the anti-doping test, unbelievably the doctor in charge accused me of throwing water at him."
Nalbandian let his temper explode after the loss against umpire Kader Nouni. "It's ridiculous playing this kind of tournament with this kind of umpire. What did the ATP do this for?" Nalbandian told.
The incident was not lost on Roger Federer, who has never been a fan of the Hawkeye electronic line-calling system and took the opportunity to re-state his opinion.
“You wish that you talk about how great they were serving and returning and playing instead of talking about this one stupid call,” said the Swiss. “Unfortunately it might have changed the outcome of the match potentially.
"We all knew that this is exactly the type of point that needs to be challenged. We need to see the call. It can’t be that there is no call. So it was just so unfortunate.
"I felt bad for David, but it was still a great match. I guess the players and the umpires need to get it right in terms of helping each other.”
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Go for it Nalby! Good luck!
danica , 1/22/12 12:00 AM