Tennis players:Petulance in action?

  Title: Tennis Petulance
So Tennis lovers, it appears that more petulance has occurred. Here at Tennis Planet UK , we have been following closely the story of David Nalbandian , who yesterday reacted angrily to a line call, so angrily in fact that he ended up kicking someone with an advertising hoarding and cutting their leg. Rash? You may well  think so. Sue barker was soon on hand to hear his apologetic tones as he apologised most sincerely to the camera and the watching world for the way he reacted to the line call. But at least it was over quickly and he didn't go on for ages like Serena Williams last year. Serena was playing at the US open last year and she decided to have a go at one of the umpires. But instead of saying her piece and walking away she went on 5 minutes. At least David Nalbandian stopped himself from doing any further damage to the poor guys ears would you cross Serena?: Serena Williams outburst  
 David Nalbandian hits out

Tennis players are well-known for being petulant, or rather to put it correctly SOME are well known for being petulant, in particular John McEnroe. Possibly his most famous outburst occurs in Stockholm in 1984 when he verbally assault an umpire and then starting hitting equipment with his racket:  John McEnroe hits out

The biggest question is can this petulance be a good thing as far as a player is concerned? Many psychologists say that channelling your anger and putting it into sport is a good way of releasing tension without causing significant harm to anyone.Unless of course you are a certain well known Russian ,then you harm yourself….

 However, in sport some people do go too far. Take Roy Keane with Alf Inge Halland in 2001. Through the goading that they both did to each other, Keane ended his career by breaking his leg.


Lets hope things never reach this stage on our beloved tennis court. So ,what do we conclude ?: petulance is a good thing in a sporting arena, but only if it is channelled properly.