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Ernests Gulbis (Corleve)

It’s telling, for me at least, that Ernests Gulbis’s racquet bashing during his second round loss to Alejandro Falla at the Farmers Classic, has generated more interest than Andy Murray’s tougher than expected match. Of course, it helps that Gulbis’s press conference afterwards generated some of the best one liners we’ve heard all year.

I was at the match and press conference and although Gulbis should have kept his cool better, I’ve seen worse displays of bad behavior on the court. In any event, here is a transcript from Gulbis’s press conference, in his own words. My favorite part of course is when answered my question about getting a point penalty with a now classic response about how umpires are like policemen. Continue reading →

Ernests Gulbis at Farmers Classic.

After making a name for himself this spring on the European clay, including a win over Roger Federer, Ernests Gulbis had to put his surging game and popularity on hold after suffering a hamstring injury at the French Open that forced to him retire in his first round match there and then later pull out of this year’s Wimbledon.

But after a lengthy break, Gulbis and his trademark style (both in his game and demeanor), made a winning return in the first round of the Farmers Classic in Los Angeles with a 7-5, 7-5 win over Lukas Lacko. The match saw Gulbis hit plenty of drop shots, earn a ball abuse warning and try multiple attempts to tame his frizzy hairdo. But what else would you expect from the Latvian wunderkind? Continue reading →