Marat Safin delivered a backhand return right into the net judge’s leathery face last night, or yesterday, or whenever it is that Australian Open matches are happening. Why does Australia have to be so far away and backwards and opposite. It’s day here, night there. Winter here, summer there. Cars travel on the right here, left there. I’m straight here, I crave men there. Wait, what?
After the jump, a ball boy suffers a similar fate at the racquet of Juan Martin Del Potro.
[Second vid from Simon on Sports]