Chileans Are Evil

So, last year at the Australian Open, the Serbian and Croatian fans started a fight (shocking that the Croats and Serbs would have problems getting along) when two players from their respective countries met in an early round. This year, in the first week, eleven Chileans had to be removed from The Beer Garden (which we're now calling simply "The Garden," apparently to promote sober celebrating).

And then, during the matches of top-ranked Chilean Fernando "Gonzo" Gonzalez, the Chilean fans kept sneaking in flares and letting them off while the match was still going on, which, along with other disruptive behaviour, got several of them removed from the stadium.

In Gonzo's fourth round loss to Andy Roddick, the handful of Chileans in Rod Laver Arena would not shut up. There was singing, shouting, and cheering between points, there often yelling during points, and even an occasional jack-ass yelling right when Roddick was in his serving motion.

If you want to show support for your player and your country, fine. But you don't have to be rude about it, and you certainly shouldn't be intentionally disruptive to the other player. And what the hell's up with the flares? Are you trying to show how happy you are that Gonzo's doing well by setting fire to someone?

This is tennis, people, we stay quiet during the points whenever possible. Now, I'm not saying you have to be the Proper English Stiff Upper Lip Wimbledon Crowd, but you should still show respect to the players and the sport by not being a dick.