Will Muschamp Moonlighting

He went on to win the match. (It’s actually
pretty tough to stay focused when one’s opponent acts out like this.)

The Russians are odd. For instance, everyone in tennis talks to themselves during matches. But only the Russians “answer back” to this self talk. Safin has whole conversations with himself after donating a point. Complete with hand gestures.

Youzhny is famous for winning Russia the Davis Cup in a marathon match versus the French some years back. He typically puts his racket on his head (like a hat) and salutes the crowd after a match. This time he went a bit far.

Those synthetic strings can be a bitch.