Thursday, May 16, 2019

() Thursday 16th May 2019.... a drive around!!!






Beautiful sunny day and Emily is now off work for the next two days so later on in the morning I took the girls and baby Izzie on a drive to all the parks I had seen when I was walking and we finished up at the lovely waterfall park!!!











Then we drove around some of the roads with the huge homes with manicured lawns and gardens and finally finished up at a great restaurant for delicious pizza!!


Around 4 pm I went to pick up Jonah from day care but this time because it was so nice I took the stroller and walked to get him.....we walked back through the park and then stopped to kick the soccer ball around before finally coming home via another park to see the ducks!!





Lots of fresh air today!!!





You don’t have to be a sports fan to think the following story is so sad....here is a man with so much talent a talent which millions of kids including myself wished we possessed  and he does antics like this.....

In my humble opinion as well as the fines imposed he should also personally give every ticket holder their money back plus fifty dollars!!!!



Kyrgios throws his racquet and a chair before forfeiting match

Nick Kyrgios admitted "emotions got the better of me" after forfeiting his second-round match with Norwegian Casper Ruud at the Italian Open.

The Australian, 24, was in the deciding set when he was given a game penalty, reportedly for swearing, to trail 2-1.

He then kicked a bottle, threw down his racquet, hurled a chair on the court, picked up his bag and walked off.

Kyrgios was fined 20,000 euros (£17,461) for unsportsmanlike conduct and also lost his prize money.

In addition to the prize money of £29,366, he forfeited the 45 ranking points gained during the tournament and was told to cover the costs of his hospitality.

Writing on Instagram, he said: "Very eventful day to say to the least. Emotions got the better of me and I just wanted to say that the atmosphere was crazy out there today, just super unfortunate that it had to end in a default.

"Sorry Roma, see you again, maybe."

Kyrgios has a history of fines for poor behaviour on court and in March clashed with a fan at the Miami Open.

Earlier this week he served underarm during victory over Daniil Medvedev, while his actions on Thursday came as it emerged he told a podcast interview that he "could not stand" Novak Djokovic - who he described as "cringeworthy" - and called Rafael Nadal "super salty".

In the 50-minute interview, Kyrgios, who last year said he was talking to psychologists to address mental health issues, was asked about his opinion on a number of tennis stars.

After branding Roger Federer the "greatest of all time", he went in on Nadal, calling the Spaniard his "polar opposite".

But he had nicer things to say about Britain's Andy Murray, currently out of the game following hip surgery.

"It sucks not seeing him around here, in the locker room he was the best," he said




Kyrgios' past controversies

  • In 2015, having already been fined for an "insulting remark" to opponent Stan Wawrinka, Kyrgios was given a suspended 28-day ban and £16,200 fine for making lewd remarks about the Swiss player's girlfriend.
  • The following year he was banned for eight tournament weeks and fined £20,560 for his behaviour - including "lack of best efforts" at the Shanghai Masters. During the match in question against Mischa Zverev, Kyrgios also argued with a fan and received a code violation for swearing, after which he was fined for breaching the ATP code of conduct.
  • In the same tournament the next year, having earlier received a warning for smashing two balls out of court in frustration, he stormed off midway through his first-round match against Steve Johnson. He was later fined for unsportsmanlike conduct.
  • The Shanghai Masters was again the venue last year when he was involved in a prolonged argument with French umpire Damien Dumusois during his first-round exit.

Analysis

BBC Tennis correspondent Russell Fuller:

In October 2016, having shown minimal effort in a match with Mischa Zverev in Shanghai, Kyrgios was suspended from ATP tournaments for eight weeks.

A year earlier, in Montreal, Kyrgios had been given a suspended 28-day ban for making a lewd suggestion about Stan Wawrinka's girlfriend.

This time, the Australian can expect at least a heavy fine.

He will be one of the most talked-about people at Roland Garros when the French Open gets under way in 10 days' time. But not because he is thought to have a chance of winning.

Kyrgios is an entertainer, both with a racquet in his hand and when airing his unfiltered views on a podcast, but regularly laments his lack of conditioning.

He is happy to admit he plays too much basketball.

And he knows a coach would probably be a very good idea, but prefers the freedom of only having to answer to himself.


Yashi Kochi!!!

2 comments:

Peter Kouwenhoven said...

Over the years there have been plenty of hot heads on the courts. Good thing they're taking action against this kind of behaviour...
Nice that you're enjoying the local parks and sights.

mexicokid said...

Yes so many lovely green spaces in the city..and yes he should be made to do public service..cheers lp

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