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Meltdown of the Week

Finding Roger Federer Meltdown footage on YouTube is like finding a seat on the Number 4 Lexington Avenue subway at 9:30 in the morning. [Non-New Yorkers, take note: it's rare.] The Greatest of All Time usually deals with blown shots by dragging his middle finger across his forehead and tucking his hair behind his ear. Not this time. This was a semi-final match with Novak Djokovic at the 2009 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Florida. Djokovic just broke Fed in the third and deciding set and was up 15-0 when the Greatest of All Time took his eyes off a routine approach shot that could have evened the score. Federer went through lots of racquets when he was playing the junior circuit; wonder if he felt a little wave of nostalgia upon banging this one hard into the court.

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Tuesday

Jun192012

Meltdown of the Grass Season: David Nalbandian

Amy Eddings Posted on

Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 12:55AM

The grass season has just started, and it's already got a signature I Hate Tennis meltdown moment. David Nalbandian, step up and doff your bandana to the crowd.

The consequences are piling up for his lost cool on Sunday, which injured a lines judge. Not only was the Argentine disqualifed from the Aegon Championship final against Marin Cilic, the ATP fined him the maximum $12,562 today for unsportsmanlike conduct and stripped him of his $57,350 in prize money.

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