"He was trying to provoke us all the time," Lopez said, after the match. "We were a little tired of the style he was using on the court. We were playing, match was quiet and one of the players, he was trying to provoke us all the time."I know it's the style he been using the past 20 years. But that's okay. Nothing else," he added.
However, Bhupathi and Paes accused their opponents of 'bodyline' tactics, by drilling serves directly at them in a fiery encounter.
"It was heat of the moment," Bhupathi said, playing down a potentially nasty confrontation as the players came to the net to shake hands after the match.
"It's hot out there, we're trying to beat each other. A few unnecessary things were said. We just got into each other.
"Tried to raise the atmosphere," Bhupathi added after the third seeds had won their second round match 7-6 6-4.
Bhupathi said the opponents got hot under the collar about the Indians constantly yelling 'Vamos!' to fire themselves up."They really had no reason to be as upset as they were," he said. "I don't think they have a patent on that word."
Both Indian players insisted they were not guilty of 'sledging' -- a cricket term for trash-talking your opponent in an attempt to get under their skin.
"I've been using 'Vamos!' for about 16 or 17 years," said Paes. "Whether it's 'Vamos!' or 'Allez!' we're Indian. Nobody has a patent."
Source: www.rediff.com
Unfortunatelly, I missed the match, but I am really curious of what actually happened. From a reason, I tend to believe the Indians, despite the fact that I supported Monaco and Lopez. Anyway, we'll wait and see...!
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