Roger Federer on Tsitsipas quotes: On outside courts umpires are stricter
In a press conference at the Miami Open, Roger Federer commented on Stefanos Tsitsipas saying that the Swiss, like the other top players, gets preferential treatment from umpires. Federer said: "That's a tough one. What I do feel sometimes is on the outside courts, more than just preferential treatment to, how do you say, the top guys, whatever it is, I feel like they are tougher on the rules on the outside courts, you know. You do something, and, bang, warning. There is like there is no messing about. I think with the umpires and the top guys on the main courts, I think the umpires know the top guys, and they know their problems or they know how they behave or they know how they are gonna react, so they know what acting stupid and silly means and what normal is."
He added, "I think because we know each other very well, I think it's easier for the umpire to handle a top guy that they know over an up-and-coming guy like Tsitsipas or a young guy. And that sometimes gets lost in translation and maybe bad mistakes can happen. But I don't see preferential treatment, to be honest. There shouldn't be. If I get warnings, and I do get warnings sometimes -- I got one just recently, maybe Dubai, I don't know, whatever -- it's normal. So they should just, based on what happened, take those decisions, and I really feel, how do you say, the umpires do that. I'm sorry that Stefanos feels that way."
Federer defeated John Isner in the final to win the Miami Open, his 101st career title.
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2v3lXUL
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