Three fans were captured on video fighting in the upper deck of Arthur Ashe Stadium during a U.S. Open match Thursday between No. 3 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia and unseeded Philipp Petzschner of Germany.
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The ugly spat started when a woman reportedly complained to a male fan about his loud use of expletives during the Djokovic-Petzschner match. In a subsequent argument with the male fan, who was in his early 20s, the woman slapped him across the face. (See above video.)
After the woman slapped the younger man, he began verbally antagonizing her and her older male companion. Things then got physical between the men, with the older man grabbing the younger man by the neck:
The men eventually both fell backwards down three rows of seats. When the younger man returned to his seat, he was again confronted by the woman who attempted to punch him. The woman missed and the younger man pushed her away. Onlookers and security personnel then descended on the younger man, ending the outburst.
Though the older man and woman - who were reportedly father and daughter - appeared to have started the physical portion of the confrontation, there’s no doubt from watching the video that the younger man initiated the entire incident with antagonizing language.
Something tells me alcohol may have been a factor in the incident.
The USTA confirmed after the incident that the three principles were ejected from the stadium but that no arrests were made. Their identities were not made available, but as the melee happened in New York City, I wouldn’t be surprised if we get some significant followup from the people involved - thanks to the local tabloids.
Djokovic went on to defeat Petzschner 7-5, 6-3, 7-6. (The match was stopped during the fan altercation.)
11:32 am on September 3rd, 2010
The old guy took a bad angle. Never have your back to the court in tennis or to the venue seats.
12:04 pm on September 3rd, 2010
Rookie mistake by the old fella,
I think you’ll see much better positioning and improved striking, week one against Fireman Ed
12:15 pm on September 3rd, 2010
There is nothing worse than being at a sporting event and have to listen to some foul mouthed young punk. Cursing in public is a also sign of low intelligence.
12:20 pm on September 3rd, 2010
Look at young dude’s homeboy when the fight starts. he had his back…waaaay back…
12:24 pm on September 3rd, 2010
Yes, check out his buddy immediately get up and quietly go sit two rows back. Classic!
12:27 pm on September 3rd, 2010
Freedom of speech!!! If you don’t like to hear cursing cut off your ears. You have no right to tell someone else how they should speak or act as long as they don’t break the law.
12:50 pm on September 3rd, 2010
Robert…You’re a freakin idiot!
12:52 pm on September 3rd, 2010
That was meant for “old guy deserved to get hit”….you’re the freakin idiot. No body wants to hear cursing at an event .
12:55 pm on September 3rd, 2010
hey, i hope this young foul mouth moron is sterile
12:57 pm on September 3rd, 2010
Those type of people are always starting trouble.
1:02 pm on September 3rd, 2010
Oh please. I’m sure the Founding Fathers had offensive, rude, and unecessary language in mind when they emphasized freedom of speech. There is a time and a place, this was not it. If you think Constitutional rights is an excuse for abandoning basic human decency then you have the IQ of a cactus and an attitude to match.
1:08 pm on September 3rd, 2010
Why does the reporter say he started it with his mouth? This still is america and we have freedom of speech without being attacked. The old fart and fat lady should be in jail….
1:10 pm on September 3rd, 2010
America, freedom of speech you liberal poo-poo
1:13 pm on September 3rd, 2010
This is just plain stupid, yea maybe the young guy was using the f-bomb or whatever and there are alot of people who dont liking the bad language, I am one of them, However it is a public sporting event, so if you dont like what someone has to say either deal with it or leave no need to get in someone elses face, free speach is a right to all of us. the yound guy also maybe was in the wrong for pushing the lady, but what would you do if some guy came after you after being smacked in the face, then you get up and she is trying to choke you, then the security clearly had no clue what went on cus they just attacked the young guy when clearly he was the one who was getting attacked by the lady and the older guy…..thats justice for you…
1:20 pm on September 3rd, 2010
He should have kicked her ass, wanna act like a guy, you get treated like a guy. Women want all equal rights, well!!!!
1:23 pm on September 3rd, 2010
Checkout his wing man in full flight as the fight starts. The kid was a punk he thought he got tickets to a hockey game.
1:25 pm on September 3rd, 2010
damn!, old dudes gotta know when to walk away. or get beat down.
you know the old guy is at home just talking non stop about what he WOULD have done.
Also I hate Big “Im going to stop the fight” guy, and restore order, without knowing whats going on.
That guy deserves to get beat too.
1:27 pm on September 3rd, 2010
Physical battery is never an appropriate response to inflammatory words. The old man deserves to go to jail for a day or two.
The young guy is just an idiot and jerk. Sorry, no law against that.
1:28 pm on September 3rd, 2010
Hey, somone tell that jerkoff that the US Open is not a NASCAR race. Typical “guy who cannot handle his alcohol” acting like a d-bag at a sporting event. That act is getting pretty tired. I love drinking more than the next guy, but that doesn’t give you a free pass to scream “f*ck, sh*t, etc” during the whole match. Stay classy buddy! Kudos for someone telling him to shut it.
1:31 pm on September 3rd, 2010
How come nobody is on the chicks case. Looks like she was running her mouth as much as anyone. When some big mouth female flaps her jaws she’s supposed to get a pass?? C’mon!!! Yeah, and she is gonna try and throw a punch too. What a lady! The dude with the big mouth is wrong, the old guy who went at him is wrong. The fat chick with the big mouth is wrong. It takes at least two when this stuff happens.
1:44 pm on September 3rd, 2010
There are laws about cursing in public. They may be old and out dated but it is still on the books.
1:48 pm on September 3rd, 2010
yeah, there’s also laws in new york about men staring too long at women. 2nd offense you have to wear blinders to walk the streets, like a horse. law or no law, they’re all morons.
1:56 pm on September 3rd, 2010
As usual, a woman , (who probably talks like a sailor herself) all of a sudden finds cussing unpalatable and then cannot back herself up. She threw the punch and the older guy initiated the scuffle.
And then some “Dukes” come in and team up on the guy.
Free speech is just that.
When will women learn to put the earplugs in and try not to act like a queen when they dress like the homeless.
2:03 pm on September 3rd, 2010
Who’s the douche filming and commentating? He might be the biggest clown of them all.
2:09 pm on September 3rd, 2010
Typical NY’ers. I hear you all on the freedom of speech thing but if you cant have a simple discussion or argument without dropping the Fbombs every other word then your an idiot and ur choice of words show it. Wouldnt it have been just as easy for all parties to just say say…”ya know what…this isnt worth it!” and sit down and enjoy the match?? Nahhhh, thats too easy,,.. lets show off my bravado or lack there of and act like thug! GROW UP PEOPLE!! Try making this a better place to live. Think before you speak, think before you act. “LOVE THY NEIGHBOR”
2:21 pm on September 3rd, 2010
The young guy is an idiot, no doubt.
BUT, the crime was committed by the woman.
By law, the punk did nothing wrong. The slap is a punishable crime…..
2:26 pm on September 3rd, 2010
Looked like an English foot ball stadium. Drunk, talking yazoo about the other guys team and every one wants to throw down. All 3 are stupid. Oh and bytheway who were those collard green eatin boys trying to inject themselves into stopping the young guy when he was assaulted first!
I hate it when civilians think they have the right to hold someone until the cops or security show up. Those guys should have been ejected for not minding their own business.
2:32 pm on September 3rd, 2010
;My dads favorite song is LOVE THE ONE YOUR’E WITH! Isn’t that kinda like Love Thy neighbor? I do.
2:33 pm on September 3rd, 2010
People never fought at tennis matches when Bush was president.
2:43 pm on September 3rd, 2010
Freedom of speech does not allow for rude, obnoxious, boorish behavior lacking in any respect for anyone around you. If you want Freedom of Speech, go stand in the public square and spout your crap all day long for all I care.
2:52 pm on September 3rd, 2010
Gee, you’d have once hoped that golf and tennis venues would have held on to a glimpse of civility. What would that trash (both sides) be doing at the Open anyway? And you that say he has a right to free speech; yes he does, but that doesn’t include the misdemeanor crimes of public profanity and being a public nuisance
3:12 pm on September 3rd, 2010
There is a Time and Place to use Curse words. You dont scream Curse words at a Play, Movie, Figure Skating, Ballet etc… but if there is ever a place to curse it is at a Sporting Event that you are very Passionate about….If your team is struggling and it makes you so mad you feel the need to curse at a sporting event feel free to let your passion go!! Everyword should not be beep beep beep beep but if you feel the need to let a foul comment out your mouth bc something your player or team did to disapointe you then let your passion fly. Watch HARD KNOCKS or Tiger Woods and you will see the Cursing is part of SPORTS so get over it or dont ATTEND EVENT!!!
3:17 pm on September 3rd, 2010
Just because you’re in the right doesn’t mean you have a right to do it. The young guy was in the right. As long as he was operating within the framework of the constitution he’s “In the right”. Now, should he have cursed in front of a woman(lady), No! Should he have agrued with a woman like that, No. Should they build the mosque so close, No. But, according to the law they are “In the right”.
The old man should have picked a better angle and used his weight against the guy. He was “In the wrong” but it would have been right.
3:48 pm on September 3rd, 2010
age should bring wisdom. you don’t physically assault a stranger no matter what craziness comes out of their mouth. nor should you continue to argue with someone who is screaming profanity at you. you certainly shouldn’t attempt to tackle said person. the old couple was COMPLETELY in the wrong and acted in a wildly immature fashion in response to the younger man’s immaturity…the difference is, the older couple had DECADES to learn how to respond in a more civil fashion to such behavior. Both the older figures in this situation should be arrested. A few weeks in jail might help them learn better coping strategies. When the old man tackled the young man, they both could have seriously injured an innocent third party when they fell into the stands. That was a very reckless move that deserves a serious punitive response from the law. I am ashamed to hear that the older couple was not arrested for physically escalating this fracas.
4:05 pm on September 3rd, 2010
If he wanted, young guy could easily sue the stadium and press charges against both the woman and the man.
All of his actions didn’t involve aggressive violence and were only self defense.
He is an epic d-bag but that doesn’t excuse the behavior of the people who appeared to be trying to take the moral high ground
4:09 pm on September 3rd, 2010
LOL let love rule did we watch the same video?
4:12 pm on September 3rd, 2010
Another thug white boy being rude, belligerent and pushing and beating women and the elderly. It never stops with their kind.
Is this really a surprise to anyone? The only surprise for me was that people actually intervened.
4:32 pm on September 3rd, 2010
Don’t think the lady and her dad handled the situation very well..but aholes like that are really irritating..typical ny jerk with no class..I’d like to meet his parents and tell them how far they failed raising a gentlemen.
4:40 pm on September 3rd, 2010
Look, the young dude showed a huge amount of restraint by not cold-cocking that sow after she slapped him. And the old curmudgeon deserved to have his lips fattened. Lucky he didn’t bust a hip: “I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up!” And look-no other fans in the immediate vicinity seemed to see fit to confront the young dude. Sorry, but I’m 100% behind the young punk
4:44 pm on September 3rd, 2010
Furthermore, if i were at that match, I would have thought that melee to be the highlight of the night! Tennis sucks anyway. At least the young dude was, ALLEGEDLY, adding some excitement to the venue. And I’ll bet one can hear worse language on “Southpark”, and I GUARANTEE he said nothing that everyone there hadn’t heard before!
4:56 pm on September 3rd, 2010
I watched the first video again and again, and I stand even firmer in my initial opinions. NEVER, and I repeat, NEVER, did the “f” bomber strike anyone. He didn’t strike the large woman when attacked, he didn’t strike the old fart when attacked, nor did he swing at any of the do-gooders who arrived to restore order. He showed restraint I think most of us would not be capable of. And tennis is a boring, self-centered, elitist sport(I had to get that one in!). That’s why i love seeing the Williams sisters win. As far as I know, and it’s admittedly not much, they are the only tennis stars who didn’t come from a life of luxury and priveledge. But if i can expect to see a brawl or 2 in the stands, then I may watch tennis other than to see (hopefully) a crotch shot of one of the fine female players!
4:58 pm on September 3rd, 2010
You ALL missed the point..the woman and the old man committed assault…the guy was just a jerk…they should have simply told security…NOW…the single douchiest part…WHO THE F BETS ON TENNIS? Did you hear the guy say he had a lot of money on it? TENNIS? HE BET ON TENNIS…wow.
4:58 pm on September 3rd, 2010
The lady and the old man need to be arrested for assault and battery. Hats off to the guy who ran down to explain what happened on the your kids behalf since he didn’t do anything wrong by the definition of the law. If that was me, I would have beaten both of their @sses because as soon as you put your hands on me your done. If you have a problem with the langauge, go tell the usher or ask to move seats like adults do.
Thanks
Wickedastheycome
4:59 pm on September 3rd, 2010
Don Zimmer looks like he’s been working on his grappling technique.
5:33 pm on September 3rd, 2010
I never heard him curse during the match until the lady got up in his face. night matches at the open are loud and the crowd is involved. no one was talking during the points. if that was the case , he needs to be removed. but talking and even cursing is allowed between points unless you are screaming, which he definitely wasn’t. I yelled the F bomb in the bleachers at Yankee stadium and almost got tossed, back in 1993. Yelling obscenities is not tolerated at sporting events, because of children. But again, this is a NIGHT match at the US Open, if you can’t handle the crowds don’t go or sit down in the good seats where there are more civilized people
5:34 pm on September 3rd, 2010
Do anyone see the young kid walking up the stairs while this f-bomb tirade was happening? There are rules when you are at the US Open and clearly the foul language being spewed by that idiot should have been enough to have security talk to him and attempt to settle the dispute BEFORE it escalated to the fight. The woman and older man did both commit assault & battery and the young (foul-mouthed) guy was right to NOT retaliate by striking the woman or older man. Security should have reacted sooner AND that woman should have asked security to handle the situation instead of getting in the face of that guy. So, IMHO, they were ALL wrong….foul language in front of children, assault & battery and being IDIOTS….they should be barred from attending for 2 years! I do hope that old gentleman was not hurt though. That was quite a tumble.
5:36 pm on September 3rd, 2010
I meant “Did you” or “Did anyone”. Sorry…I even used spell check but didn’t proof my tirade, I’m bad!!!!!
5:53 pm on September 3rd, 2010
the old dude and his man daughter should have complained to ushers or security and let them deal with it, that’s what they’re there for! the man daughter was the instigator and should have been kicked out before the old man got tossed down a couple rows of seats, i would divorce her as a daughter if i were him.
6:01 pm on September 3rd, 2010
so stupid who wrote the artical, what do u mean he antogonized it? what was fat ass doing up anyway? soo as she slapped hime she should have been thrown out and the fossil too.
6:03 pm on September 3rd, 2010
something told u alcahol was involved. what was the something? the 100 year old fossil must have been drunk and that fat thing was do drunk she claimed to be a woman
6:34 pm on September 3rd, 2010
That old man and Don Zimmer have a lot in common.
7:46 pm on September 3rd, 2010
The way the loudmouth’s buddy was slinking away, he must be used to that when he’s hangin with that idot. The loudmouth was wrong. Once he heard from the lady that his language was offensive, he should have had the common sense from his upringing to rein it in. He caused the whole thing by escalating and doing that cheesy DeNiro impression.Idot by ANY standard. First Amendment Rights? Don’t make me laugh!
7:52 pm on September 3rd, 2010
Everyone supporting the man/daughters are absolute idiots. They are the only criminals in the video (assault). Let me know when being a jerk becomes a crime. The young guy has the right to defend himself. Defending the man/daughter is like defending Mike Vick’s dogfighting.
When in doubt, support the non-criminal.
8:06 pm on September 3rd, 2010
You right of freedom of speech doesn not include the right to disrupt others. Only an idiot like some here on this page would play that card.
Lets face it, the women wasn’t beautiful so you didn’t care. If a good looking girl would have asked him to stop, he would have or all you clowns would have agreed with her.
Try using that language in a civilized state at a sporting venue and you may go to jail after you are removed.
Also, try growing up. Use that language anywhere you want. Look it up on the internet. A guy got 6 months in jail for profanity in MI.
8:49 pm on September 3rd, 2010
+Nuclear cowboys: shut your stupid hole. You make me sick. It should be you getting shoved down the stairs. That would teach you, you dips#@t. the attractiveness of that lady has nothing to do with it
8:54 pm on September 3rd, 2010
And Maui Bucky, you shut yours as well. Nobody else was seen getting in that punk’s face. And look around! Looks to me as though there were many open seats those two pillars of society could have moved to. Anything but try to muscle their way into getting what they wanted. Look, I agree. The punk seems to have been…well, a punk. But those are nosebleed seats! Expect a little raucous behavior
9:02 pm on September 3rd, 2010
Mauibucky-I did look up the profanity/jail connection on the internet. I think you had better do better research. In most those cases, laws (like the one in Mi) were changed and the charges were thrown out in court. In Cincinnati, a woman charged with profanity by a police oficer is filing a lawsuit with the help of the ACLU. No, I’m sorry, the punk was the victim, not the daughter/father. And nuclear cowboys-my comment was uncalled for. But, it serves as a point. Should I be arrested for it? Should I be bitchslapped for it? perhaps, but if i were, then I guarantee the slapper would have files charged against them AFTER I issued them a sound thrashing for their efforts!
9:03 pm on September 3rd, 2010
cowboys, you’re about as dumb as the others on here. Yes, the ticket you purchase does say they reserve the right to remove you for any reason they see fit, BUT you will not be arrested for it unless you actually commit a crime in the act. The guy in MI who was arrested for profanity was arrested for not complying with law enforcement. The cop told him to shut up and the guy continued to disobey the authority. He was then arrested and charged with that crime, not for swearing. It says so in the official public police report. Even if the beastly woman wasn’t so beastly and actually a hot chick I think the public would be even more outraged. Reason: if she was hot then the young guy would probably have been ganged up on and lynched. The man did NOT threaten or induce physical contact, therefor his freedom of speech is in tact. The crime of disturbing the peace can be used here ONLY if the person in charge of the venue decides to press charges, the other fans must rely on the management staff of the US Open to do it since it’s a binding contract once your purchased ticket has been used and you are in the stadium for the event and that removes you ability to file charges yourself for disturbing the peace.
You might want to go read ‘how to become a lawyer for dummies’ and focus on the 1st amendment and it’s exceptions chapter. Cursing is not protected by the 1st amendment when used to threaten others, enciting emotional harm(only applies to minors being verbally assulted), or disobeying direct orders from law enforcement. Disturbing the peace can only be pursued by the US Open’s managerial staff and is rarely done since the tickets you purchase contain a contract that allows them to ban you for life from their events if they wish. But because she slapped him and the old guy tried choking him, he’ll only get the 2 year ban and he gets to press charges on them. They should have just informed the security team that they were being disturbed during the match. Law school rules!
Anyone else here the young guy say he could take 20 more of those slaps? LOL Just 20 more? How weak!
9:42 pm on September 3rd, 2010
The punk had every right to shoot his mouth off, but was it the right thing to do?
10:06 pm on September 3rd, 2010
That woman should have been thrown out the second she slapped him, but it is not P.C. to call for her head on a platter. However, it is totally acceptable to call for the young man’s head, b/c he was being ‘himself’. We talk about acceptance of others…I am not sure that we always extend that to those who are not the minority.
10:19 pm on September 3rd, 2010
Where do they think they are, at University of Miami football game?
10:29 pm on September 3rd, 2010
that fat woman and her father were the cause of this….yea the guy was cursing…who cares….there were probably 200 empty seats in that stadium those people could have moved to….to SLAP a random person?? for a 70 yr old to try and strangle a random guy obviously stronger than you….these people obviously have something seriously wrong with them….the young guy was a gentleman in comparison…..all you people who are judging….shut up….nobody is perfect….
10:51 pm on September 3rd, 2010
The young guy was yelling obsentities and the older
couple did non like it. They should have asked security to do something, rather than take it in their oun hands. In any sports stadium I have heard worse language. If they did not want to hear it, they could have moved, instead of starting the confrontation. As for the contract on the ticket, who really reads it. They pays their money,checks where the seats are and goes there. And any judge in these United States would say, “Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me. but slaps and attacks can.
The woman instigatied the matter by making the first contact and if you watched the video, you can see her turning and walking away and the young dude siting down. Then the old guy tries to sneak over and attackt the young dude, “big mistake”, then the old gal jumps on him again, both should be arrested for assault and battery. And as for alcohol being involved. Did you or anyone else see any of them imbiding. I did not.
I think once security got involved, they should have just moved one or other to another area. Not a good way to treat the fan or fans, no matter what the ticket says.
I would never go back to watch a match there again. Wrong attitude for treating somebody who is spending their hard earned money at that stadiumn.
11:52 pm on September 3rd, 2010
he had the right to spew crap and I had the right to beat that crap out of him
11:53 pm on September 3rd, 2010
The young guy might be an asshole, but if the “couple” hadn’t escalated to physical confrontation, this could’ve been resolved by involving security or stadium personal after her first approach about asking him to tone it down with the language. Ask once, give him a chance to comply and then bring in the authorities.
In the end, he’s still an asshole and the worst of stereotypes of young punks and New Yorkers, but you can’t put the blame on him when both the woman then the older man both physically assaulted him. He showed good restraint in not retaliating until it became an issue of self-defense.
If anyone should get arrested it’s those two.
11:55 pm on September 3rd, 2010
It’s very unfortunate that things come to this….If the woman felt that hearing this young boys vulgarity was eating at her, she had options. She could have took a quick walk to find security, then have them deal with her concerns, and not engage the foul mouthed boy. But, she took matters into her own hands and slapped the boy. She is fortunate the boy did not strike her back. It does not matter how angered you may feel about what this boy had said, she had other “options”. Now, her father gets involved, gets hurt, and all because she did not choose to think. They could have also opted to move if they did not want to take that quick walk to get security. She’s fortunate that when the scuffle between her father (i’m not sure if he is) and the young boy started, the young boy did not continue with the old man. He just twisted himself away and started back up the stairs…Now really, how many of us would allow someone to slap us, and someone else choke us, and then wresteled with us, then find ourselves on the upper half of a tussle and not want to beat the other person that jumped you once you’re at an advantage point? The boy could have, but he walked away. He had people grabbing at him just because he’s the younger party and fowl mouthed. I personally don’t agree with his behavior, but it did not warrant all of that flexing from the others. Which i’m sure they had time to see what transpired before the father incident. I really hope he’s not hurt badly. And if so, he has himself and daughter to blame. I know it’s honorable to stand up for females, or what you think is correct, but again, they had other options. Competent or not, security is there for a reason, USE THEM!……Look what the outcome produced.
12:14 am on September 4th, 2010
I hope the kid files charges against the man and woman that assaulted him.
12:44 am on September 4th, 2010
I was sitting nearby. The incident started much earlier than the video shows. The younger guy clearly antagonized the woman and her father. People had been trying to get security to come up there, but these seats are high in Ashe. They were coming close to the seats when it turned physical.
12:49 am on September 4th, 2010
I was sitting a few rows away. The younger man clearly antagonized the woman and her father. The incident was well involved by the time the video was shot. Security was on the way when it turned physical.
1:55 am on September 4th, 2010
If I was there, everything will under control, like a rescue POW in Vietnam. Anyway, they’re acting like a Third grade students, I wasn’t sure which Country they come from? If from here, in USA, they should know the Law better…
3:45 am on September 4th, 2010
Let this be a lesson to women out there that their mouths get more men in fights than anything else. If she were a “smart” woman she would have taken her cell phone out calmly recorded the young man then gone to security and had him removed. Instead we saw the results of physical parenting. This woman was taught, obviously by dad, to address problems with your fist. I see the woman and the older man not only completely and legally in the wrong but now will get sued and lose money over this.
I’m surprised at all the comment made about the young man violating the law by swearing ….. so I ask all you dolts… would you rather someone yell an obscenity at your daughter or punch your daughter in the face? Yea ….. that;s what I thought. Your mouths are as ignorant as the woman and old guy that could have been followed home later and killed by “idiots” that swear at events. Not a smart school of thought people but very liberal of you to stand on your rights and ignorance at the same time.
5:32 am on September 4th, 2010
When you have a problem with a fan, you get up out of your seat and go get an usher. You do not have the right to slap or attack them. The young man may have been in the wrong, but the woman and her dad or whatever clearly crossed the line.
6:26 am on September 4th, 2010
there is no total free speech, read up on it. there’s also laws in certain states that out law cursing in public places.
6:31 am on September 4th, 2010
Wish I was there. I love it, some overweight dinasaur dude takin our stands back from these F____ up loud mouth punks who think everbody wants to hear their version of the world. Go OLD MAN and shut that puny punk up. Confusious say: That kid talked to my companion that way he no longer have teeth, lucky it was old man next to him.
6:45 am on September 4th, 2010
To all you Morons who want to look at this from the Law pt. of view. Stick it. Get Old School back. Thats whats wrong with you idiots, and thats why idiots like that punk kid are Spawned. The Old Man and Lady were on target to take that ungrateful punk down. Kids and everybody else around him don’t want to hear his crap. Screw your leagal pts. and show the lawless punks like him and his kind some good ole school yard whippin. Your leagal ‘nice’ approach poor Johnny just needs a chance approach is working so well, read da newspapers idiots. Can’t even watch a tennis match anymore, whats next badmitten Brawls….
6:53 am on September 4th, 2010
it could be me, but weren’t there voices in the crowd asking for security and for this person to be removed.
6:59 am on September 4th, 2010
The kid may have been a punk, but when you run up on somebody and end up three rows down on your head, chances are you didn’t get your message accross.
7:59 am on September 4th, 2010
If I was sitting were the two Asian dudes were sitting, I would’ve choked out that punk. Talking all that mess to older people, he needs to learn some respect.
Alcohol+young idiot+NYC passive onlookers=old man gets thrown down three rows of seats
I am a Constitutionalist, however, freedom of speech is to prevent oppression no to prevent intoxicated foul mouths at sporting events.
8:28 am on September 4th, 2010
Notice how no one said shet when the woman struck the young guy, really hard in the face, I might add. But when the old man attacks him, puts him in a head lock, and then loses his balance and falls on his on voalition, the crowd takes action. What if the young man had of slapped the woman’s face just as hard? What is this rule of “you never hit a woman”? I say, you do hit if they hit first… they aren’t exempt from the law, they need to learn that lesson the hard way.
8:41 am on September 4th, 2010
This is an optimal example about how an idiot behaviour can easily be obfuscated by some guy doing something more idot…
The young guy probably was really acting as a jerk and obviously he wasn´t being respectful as expected when arguing with an elder man and a “lady”; but all of his faults became so more futil after he was attacked three times.
Don´t matter what kind of thrash he was talking before and during the squabble, at the moment the “lady” had slapped his face, is like he had turn into a gentleman. After that, he had just defend himself from other two attacks.
Well, this is the way we believe is right here down at the South America jungle…
8:42 am on September 4th, 2010
this is a lawyers dream
the woman and the old man both go down for assault
the three guys who grab the kid after dumping the old man also would face assault charges.
you can never touch the first person who was assulted
the man was assaulted twice at the event big bucks from us tennis for no security. and your going to ban him from a public event in which he didn’t throw any punches again big bucks not to mention a federal civil right s complaint..
freedom of speech will also trumpt the woman and old man. they should have found security and a 180 degree result would have happen. cursing can only
be dealt with by event security
I use to live in queens and it still has its fame
8:46 am on September 4th, 2010
yep, wise words… lawyers paradise… if I was the young guy I will look forward some kind of legal reparation against everybody shown in this videos touching me, the “lady”, the “elder”, the “alpha males” that came after and even the event security
9:08 am on September 4th, 2010
This is for the people who seem to think it is your right to say what you want at public events. There is a law against profane language in public called “Curse and Abusive Language” statute. So get your facts straight “Dude”.
9:23 am on September 4th, 2010
The young man should file assult charges against all that attacked him they are on tape. He will get a mint. Its the american way! He was in the right. The women and all the men should go to jail for assult of this young man! The US Open should give him a public apolige. and free tickits to any match he wants to come back to. This county is founded on FREEDOM OF SPEECH
9:42 am on September 4th, 2010
Personally I don’t think the young guy is in the wrong..
You get up in my face and bitch me out rudely you better expect I’m going to cuss you out and tell you to sod off.
He did the right thing he never once hit them back.
he backed off sat down and even when the old guy took a cheap shot at him he just back away.
This is America you get up in my face you better expect me to get back up in your face.
Yes he might have been rude for cussing and being a tard but all you have to do is sternly ask nicely a few times and then just ignore the lamers. I think it was total bullocks that all the guys jumped on the young guy.. How sexist is that.. he was the one trying to avoid the fight and was only using words.. As for all the little sods chanting throw him out.. well they should have been chanting toss her out on her bum.
10:15 am on September 4th, 2010
To be mister legal here — when you curse in public and offend someone, it then becomes disorderly conduct. However, you should not take matters into your own hands, that becomes assault.
The best decision was made by the po-po since both parties are at fault.
The better decisions would have been:
1) young punk - don’t swear in public
2) woman - don’t assault anyone in public
3) old guy - retire from physical altercations
10:50 am on September 4th, 2010
I agree that it is very annoying hearing someone constantly curse at sporting events, especially those that have no regard that kids are around … but that woman should not have taken a violent approach and should have just reported the guy over to security for his language … not sure what the old guy was thinking attacking that young man, hope he didn’t break a hip.
11:12 am on September 4th, 2010
This is for the people who seem to think it is your right to say what you want at public events. There is a law against profane language in public called “Curse and Abusive Language” statute. Yes, the lady and older gentleman were also wrong and should have contacted someone with authority to deal with the situation. Just goes to show you where this country is going when you have a brawl at a tennis match!
11:21 am on September 4th, 2010
The security at the US open is about is good as the security at the Arizona border. There is none!
1:42 pm on September 4th, 2010
Al Qaeda should target Queens next.
2:21 pm on September 4th, 2010
I find the entire incident repulsive. The most offensive of all is betting on tennis. Hmmn. Cursing in public, arguing with a woman, pushing an old man. Yep! Being known as a serious tennis bettor is the worst punishment this young man could be saddled with. “I have a lot of money on this..” I hope this gets some play in the media. I would be interested in who this guy hangs out with?
2:48 pm on September 4th, 2010
“No body wants to hear cursing at an event .” Whoever said this has never been to an event. There will ALWAYS be someone cursing in EVERY public event. Especially in sporting events + with beer on the drink menu. It seems old people here thing that Violence is better mean to stop a cursing spree. Because they can’t handle it! If you want to watch any sport without cursing, go watch it at home.
2:56 pm on September 4th, 2010
The young guy should surely press charges. He knows that everything was caught on camera so PRESS CHARGES. He didn’t make a single move on the two people so he should have nothing to worry about. The charges should simply be for assaulting. They can complain about how he cussed this and that, but it doesn’t defeat the fact that they assaulted him.
ALSO THERE IS NO LAW THAT STATES, ELDERLY PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO ATTACK YOUNG PEOPLE.
3:16 pm on September 4th, 2010
Sure maybe the younger dude had a few and might have gotten a bit obnoxious. But the fat chick trying to be a bully was pathetic. Really? Oh and way to have your dad get his butt handed to him. .. This was a classic example of white trash, watered down America. If you can’t handle a little swearing and somebody enjoying the seat they paid for, then watch it at home. The old man is lucky he didn’t break his hip or face.
3:56 pm on September 4th, 2010
If I’m the younger dude’s friend, I play this video to every girl he meets. Just to see hilarity when the girl confronts him with it.
9:34 pm on September 4th, 2010
I’m so sick of morons screaming freedom of speech. That has nothing to do with this situation. Freedom of speech has to do with 1. the government, 2. you. Do any of these folks look like they are government officials? Is the US Open a government entity? No! Freedom of speech doesn’t apply… it’s a private venue with private rules and an altercation between private individuals. The venue likely has rules of its own on such things as, oh I don’t know, don’t be an antagonizing foul-mouthed moron in public. I agree that the older folks were wrong for escalating a verbal confrontation to a physical level. But the instigator is also wrong for instigating the whole thing. I think the site security did the right thing by throwing everyone out for their infantile behavior.
9:39 pm on September 4th, 2010
As a follow-up, if you want to talk laws the young man was likely committing disorderly conduct. The lady likely committed battery and the older man assault and battery. And for all you lawsuit happy folks what would suing the old couple get you? Well first you have to ask yourself what damages are you trying to compensate for. I can’t see any. But even if there were some medical bills I am guessing they are likely less than the $5000+ bill the lawyer would slam you with for even getting him involved. If it’s not worth more than that, and it isn’t, then why even think about suing. As for pressing criminal charges that would be a bad idea since all three of them would likely end up with a charge. Again common sense, don’t press a charge against persons A or B if you yourself will likely get hit with a charge as well. And that concludes our lesson in common sense for the day.
12:43 am on September 5th, 2010
RESPECT!!!!! Is the only thing missing and could have stopped the whole thing from escalating. Ask young nicely to tone down the cursing, if he refuses, tell a security officer, if he continues talk to manager of venue. Dude would have been escorted out or the couple could have gotten better seats! Sad, though…. old dude could have been seriously hurt and the lady could have gotten the taste knocked out of her mouth on reflex alone! LOL
10:41 am on September 5th, 2010
So the young guy was cursing…that doesn’t justify the women and old guy to use physical force. The young guy just defended himself and used equal or lesser force. The women and older guy should be charged with battery.
12:53 pm on September 5th, 2010
Wow, seriously? This fat woman should’ve been kicked all the way down to the tennis-court. She is the one, commiting the crime. Jesus Christ. So what, if the young guy is drunk? Leave him alone for christs sake. That old man should go to prison.. He is a freakin’ idiot. Throw that old piece of meat away. I would’ve been fair, if the old guy broke his back.
All those people jumping the young guy afterwards. Fu***ng pricks.
1:40 pm on September 5th, 2010
This punk is like the jerks who go to a golf match and yell “In the hole” on Par 5 Drive. They are only out to impress themselves.
4:10 pm on September 5th, 2010
The New Generation (feels like that do whatever they want and subect others to it) vs the Old Generation (Respectful with Manners.I hope the older man is okay after the fall, he couldn’t broken a hip or worse. THIS is why I’d rather watch it from my big screen at home! Nothing but peace, love, and joy in my home!! No one is going to be rude at home and fight over seat!!!
6:06 pm on September 5th, 2010
Both groups are at fault. The young guy is obviously socially inept in thinking f-bombs are appropriate in that setting. The female is an idiot for running her mouth at him and continuing the confrontation, rather than having security remove him.
Too bad he didn’t knock her out, then get subsequently knocked out by the father. That would be a happy ending
12:13 am on September 6th, 2010
The writer of this article is exactly why you should never form an opinion simply by reading an article…..judge for yourself, read then watch all the videos out there…….
This is a very poorly written article……giving too much opinion and almost zero facts….paints a picture that just isn’t there.
2:02 pm on September 6th, 2010
The Daughter is HORRIBLE.
She is watching people attack the young guy and never once
attends to her father.
In one video, it appears he stands up and puts his hat on and
then sort of bends over and someone eventually gets him to sit
down.
A man his age could and probably does have many bruises. A
fall like that never is good.
THE DAUGHTER DID NOT GO TO HER FATHER. I HOPE HE
RECOGNIZES THIS WHEN HE MAKES OUT HIS WILL.
7:16 pm on September 6th, 2010
Pretty simple case of young dirtbag from Queens versus older dirtbag from Queens. Although if someone is at fault it is the woman and man. Never resort to physical violence. I would sue their asses if I was the young guy.
10:35 pm on September 6th, 2010
How do these type of people even get into a tennis match.
5:26 am on September 7th, 2010
simple: lady assaulted the young man=illegal. Old man assaulted young man= illegal. I think he actually showed restraint after she hit him. I would have cracked that old twat in the mouth and tossed that old fart head first about 5 rows. Two men flying down the stairs trying to be “heros” are class a pickle smoochers.
7:41 am on September 7th, 2010
If this woman was so offended by his speech, why didn’t she get security to deal with it instead of putting her hands on the kid…she seems to think she’s on some sort of moral high ground but I believe hitting and attempting to strangle someone is WAY up there on the DO NOT DO list. That woman and old man needed to be arrested and spend a night in jail.
10:47 pm on September 7th, 2010
I have a different perspective on this. My wife was once pushed off of a treadmill at a Ballys by a 65 yr old man. She then complained to management and they did nothing citing the guys age as an excuse. My wife called me and I decided to confront the old bully. He told me to f==k off and spit on me. That made me pretty mad so I did not hit him but slammed him to the ground. Then the management wanted to get involved. They didn’t touch me but called the police. The police initially sided with the old guy and wanted to arrest me. I admitted slamming the guy and would have been happy to go to jail but insisted that my wife wanted to also file assault charges on the old bully. Thank god for video which clearly showed the assault on my wife. In the end no charges were filed and the old bully never bothered my wife again. Moral for me, age is not an excuse for assault .
1:06 am on September 8th, 2010
dizz-
If someone sues for battery, they can recover not only compensatory damages (like medical bills), but also punitive damages. In other words, it doesn’t matter if he doesn’t have medical bills; he can sue for punitive damages, since we want to create incentives for people to not use physical force against each other. Further, if he gets punitive damages, the father/daughter also have to pick up his attorney’s fees. So yes, it probably is worth it for him to sue. And that’s a good thing because people who use physical force to resolve their problems should be punished.
4:09 pm on September 29th, 2010
Typical New Yorker’s. Throwing the F-bomb and throwing an old man down on the ground. How classy!! People behave like heathens over there.
4:37 pm on September 29th, 2010
If that man who was cursing was a woman/ elderly and the woman and her father were young men then EVERYTHING would be totally different.
Stupid society. =/
6:54 pm on September 29th, 2010
Does anyone really watch tennis?
4:18 pm on November 2nd, 2010
hey i think tennis is a shitty sport anyways but this was great it was more like a jerry springer episode. Not only do u have a fatass bitch who they shouldve made buy two seats for the match bc if i was the guy sitting next to her i wouldve been the one cursing like a sailor, lets be honest here i would much rather sit next to a guy cursing than have sit next to some overwieght slut who dresses like she was a homeless person. I mean fat bitches are great if u own a fast food franchise, other than that everybody knos they suck. the old guy was funny i would be pissed to if my daughter looked like that in public. o yeh the young guy was an idiot too for cursing all day he clearly put his money on the wrong guy otherwise he would just been a happy drunk.