[~*BGT*~]

It's a doubles match at the AO looks like. I think one team is Clement/Llodra, but I'm not sure. Who is the other team, and did they play a let on this point? :lol: :haha: If that offends any animal lovers, I'm sorry, but that really is proof why all of the GS's big stadiums need roofs.

 

[lazyman]

Re: Who are these players??

:lol: wow how unlucky

 

[Renaud]

Re: Who are these players??

It was Boutter/Clement against Llodra/Santoro.
1/2 AO 2002.

 

[VolandriFan]

Re: Who are these players??

Maybe you should put a warning in the title before PETA come and arrest you.

 

[Kristen]

Re: Who are these players??

ahahaha. haha. ha.

Still...at least he said a prayer.

 

[~*BGT*~]

Re: Who are these players??

It was Boutter/Clement against Llodra/Santoro.
1/2 AO 2002.

I thought I saw Clement and Llodra there.

 

[tangerine_dream]

Re: Who are these players??

Poor birdies :sad:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1492I4PqwY

 

[~*BGT*~]

Re: Who are these players??

Feathers went everywhere!!

 

[Voo de Mar]

killing a bird

Australian Open SF 2002: Llodra/Santoro def. Boutter/Clement 6-3 3-6 12-10

http://youtube.com/watch?v=LU3TNDc85Hw

-> Llodra was playing a forehand and killed a bird

I don't know the rules in the situation like this. Did the point replay or Llodra won the point

Sorry if this was posted before...

 

[Sjengster]

Re: killing a bird

I was just thinking the other day, at least Llodra's now better known in Australia for something other than killing a pigeon in mid-flight. I remember at the time that he and Santoro actually rewatched the incident in a Eurosport broadcasting booth and seemed mightily amused by the whole thing, which struck me as a little macabre, to say the least.

 

[JustJames]

Re: killing a bird

This has been posted quite recently.. But always worth another look.

Interesting point about who wins the point.. Obviously there is no rule specifically about birds interfering with play [:tape:] but I presume that if a fan threw an object onto the court which then affected the point then it would be replayed so maybe this would fall under that category..

 

[Voo de Mar]

Re: killing a bird

Interesting point about who wins the point.. Obviously there is no rule specifically about birds interfering with play [:tape:] but I presume that if a fan threw an object onto the court which then affected the point then it would be replayed so maybe this would fall under that category..

I thought about it but on the other hand, birds are for me more like an element of nature. So if the wind doesn't disrupt a play why would do it a bird I'd like to call away to my conscience and obviously I feel sorrow for the bird but Llodra should have won the point IMO :shrug:

 

[Saumon]

Re: killing a bird

I was just thinking the other day, at least Llodra's now better known in Australia for something other than killing a pigeon in mid-flight. I remember at the time that he and Santoro actually rewatched the incident in a Eurosport broadcasting booth and seemed mightily amused by the whole thing, which struck me as a little macabre, to say the least.

I remember that. :tape:

 

[JustJames]

Re: killing a bird

I thought about it but on the other hand, birds are for me more like an element of nature. So if the wind doesn't disrupt a play why would do it a bird I'd like to call away to my conscience and obviously I feel sorrow for the bird but Llodra should have won the point IMO :shrug:

That was my initial thought actually, that the point would go to Llodra, but I then thought 'Is that really fair?'.. but since when is sport fair, so you are probably right..

 

[GuiroNl]

Re: killing a bird

I think this also happened at Wimbledon once, didn't it? Or was it just a bird disrupting play in that case. I can't quite remember.

 

[LisaKoh]

Re: killing a bird

I think they played a let, which was appropriate for the circumstances. Clement could've easily been distracted by the bird flying across the court at the time even though the point was very much Llodra's.

 

[Iván]

Has anyone seen this video?

Amazing

What a unlucky bird

The slow replay!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU-y8kAsr8Q

 

[jonny84]

Re: Do You Guys Know About This?

Poor bird.

Been on the board before but thanks again for sharing.

 

[zethand]

Re: Do You Guys Know About This?

who's the killer?

 

[Bernard Black]

Re: Do You Guys Know About This?

He obviously aimed his shot for the bird, how unsporting!