If someone is asked to not do something (follow a rule) and the rule is reasonable and not harming that person but that person explicitly and intentionally ignores the request and does it anyway, that person should face a consequence. IMO
You can argue about the consequence (the fine, the amount, etc.). But can we agree that deliberate antagonistic actions warrant consequences?
I'm not sure i'd call it aggressive, the way he said it was more playful, in his typical cocky way. Of course it was still stupid and immature and classic Moutet behavior. I've come to appreciate him though, not for his antics, but for his game.
This actually boggles the mind -- what kind of pearl-clutching 89-year old viewer does the ATP design their profanity rules for? What a dismaying way to deprive an athlete of all their prize money, in a sport where most of the loot goes to a small slice of players at the very top.
It was at a live event where children might be attending (the mic was live to the crowd), broadcast live on a TV channel during the day before the “watershed” when children could be watching, he was asked not to twice, and still he did it.
Does the US approve of swearing at any time on TV?
It was a typically stupid act by Moutet. And he will pay the price.
If someone is asked to not do something (follow a rule) and the rule is reasonable and not harming that person but that person explicitly and intentionally ignores the request and does it anyway, that person should face a consequence. IMO
You can argue about the consequence (the fine, the amount, etc.). But can we agree that deliberate antagonistic actions warrant consequences?
I agree and think this is the salient point here. This was an aggressive, first-degree offense.
I'm not sure i'd call it aggressive, the way he said it was more playful, in his typical cocky way. Of course it was still stupid and immature and classic Moutet behavior. I've come to appreciate him though, not for his antics, but for his game.
This actually boggles the mind -- what kind of pearl-clutching 89-year old viewer does the ATP design their profanity rules for? What a dismaying way to deprive an athlete of all their prize money, in a sport where most of the loot goes to a small slice of players at the very top.
It was at a live event where children might be attending (the mic was live to the crowd), broadcast live on a TV channel during the day before the “watershed” when children could be watching, he was asked not to twice, and still he did it.
Does the US approve of swearing at any time on TV?
It was a typically stupid act by Moutet. And he will pay the price.
The match was during the school day, so I guess the innocent children learned *something* that day
Did he ever get fined for stripping down his shorts in court?
I can’t get too worked up by a bit of swearing. Very immature, and a bit too early in the day I suppose, but there’s worse crimes.