Berdych apologizes to chair umpire for U.S. Open outburst
Give Tomas Berdych credit for this: He apologized.
Sure, it came a day after his rant at a U.S. Open chair umpire over what turned out to be a correct call in Berdych's quarterfinal loss. And sure, it came via Twitter, instead of face to face.
Still, the player from the Czech Republic did extend an olive branch -- well, colorful flower bouquet emojis -- by writing a tweet Friday that said: "this i my personal apologize to the referee from yesterday.She was right.My emotions were driving my crazy...Sorry for that."
In the third set Thursday against Marin Cilic, the sixth-seeded Berdych thought he won a point when he raced forward to get to a ball and lift it back over the net. But chair umpire Louise Azemar Engzell awarded the point to Cilic, saying the ball bounced twice before Berdych hit it.
Berdych argued over and over, at one point saying: "Have you ever had a racket in your hand?"
Thank you for the support,not a best day in the office!! Well done @cilic_marin
— Tomáš Berdych (@tomasberdych) September 5, 2014
