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A league tennis match in Austria was halted earlier this month after a player grabbed his opponent by the throat during a changeover. Stefan Koubek, ranked No. 121 in the world, was disqualified after choking Daniel Koellerer (No. 109) following a heated mid-match exchange in which Koellerer reportedly insulted his opponent and knocked a racquet out of his hand. My German is a little rusty non-existent, so I don't know what was being said in the clip. It's telling, however, that the fans booed Koellerer as he left the court while cheering the aggressor, Koubek. Not that physical contact with another player is ever acceptable, but given Koellerer's terrible reputation on tour (he's widely disliked and known as an instigator) and the crowd's reaction, I'd say Koubek wasn't completely in the wrong. Sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands. Literally, in this case.
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[via Huffington Post]
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