Tennis 24/7: Say Goodbye to the Petko dance

[marmar]

Last edited Tue Jan 10, 2012, 10:35 PM - Edit history (1)

The Petko Dance is going the way of the safety dance.

You won't be seeing Germany's Andrea Petkovic do her much-publicized victory dance after some competitors deemed it insulting and rude, according to her father, Zoran. The Serbian-born star's dance, which went viral on the Internet last year, featured the 24-year-old shaking her backside to celebrate each time she won a match. Her dad claims other players bellyached the dance was too "over the top."

&quot People) didn't tell me to my face and I don't read about myself so I wouldn't know (if there was criticism), but the questions they started saying, 'Don't you feel like it's disrespectful towards your opponent?' … and this question came up over and over again," she told the Sydney Morning Herald.

Petkovic decided to shelve the shuffle to avoid repeated questions from reporters in the United States. "It's strange -- on the one hand the Americans really like me and they come to my matches, but they're like really bipolar," she told the Australian paper. "They either love me or they hate me." ................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/dish/201201/female-tennis-star-forced-end-trademark-victory-dance

[joeybee12]

1. It is rude...

It's rubbing it in.

[Mudoria]

2. it is that.. not to mention she can't dance.

[joeybee12]

3. She must be flat-footed...

It is some dumb, dumb moves!

[Goblinmonger]

4. She should grunt when she does that and really piss them off.

Tennis needs to get the fuck over itself. If you don't want to see that 1.5 second dance, then beat her. Jesus Fuck Christ.

[frylock]

5. word

[bigwillq]

6. Aw, so sad.

I loved the dance. I really enjoy watching her play (and dance).

[Goblinmonger]

7. Not a real tennis fan.

But she doesn't seem like she is taunting but just really damn happy--from the clip in the OP.

[bigwillq]

8. I think it's just fun and silly (nt)

[Goblinmonger]

9. There will be NONE of that in tennis, thank you very much. n/t

[bigwillq]

10. NOOOOOO

Why you trying to take the fun out of tennis?!?!?

[OKNancy]

11. ahh. she is cute and having fun

I hated it when they had all those stupid celebration rules in the NFL. I love to see players who are happy and do silly stuff.... to a point of course.

[joeybee12]

12. Thing is, tennis is not a team sport...any celebration

is directed at solely one other person...I think it's rude and inappropriate.

[TBF]

13. I am torn on this one.

It is not the usual way to celebrate in tennis, but it IS more positive than Serena punching out the line judges ... and I must admit I enjoy Clay Matthew's little dances when he does well in football games.

[MaineDem]

14. I don't mind it. Unfortunate that she's withdrawn from the Aussie Open

Many injuries in the top tier of players.