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Russian tennis player Davydenko fined for lack of effort

Russian tennis player Davydenko fined for lack of effortWell this is something you don’t see every day — someone being fined for not trying hard enough! Russian tennis player Nikolay Davydenko was fined $2000 for lack of effort during a match he lost Thursday against Marian Cilic. Davydenko was the top seed, and he dominated the first set, winning 6-1. He lost the next set, and then he got smoked 6-1 in the final set. Davydenko was making several double-faults in the last set, and the chair umpire started giving him warnings, as if accusing him of throwing the match! Davydenko claimed his legs were killing him, saying his “legs have collapsed” and “I could not move”, but he still drew the fine. He also said “I was so upset with the whole thing I started crying.”  HA!  A lot of the issue had to do with the fact that Davydenko was still being investigated for betting scandals. Still, I thought this was hilarious boneheaded activity.

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