Asked if there was pre-existing bad blood with Berdych, Almagro said not from his point of view, but he believed there might have been between Berdych and Nadal.
It is nothing to talk about," Berdych said. There is nothing that is coming from me, him, Rafa, anybody. Berdych refused to shake hands with the Spaniard after he won the match and set up a quarter-final with Rafa Nadal because he felt the 10th-seeded Almagro had deliberately blasted a return at his head during the fourth set.
The ball rebounded off Berdych's arm and over the net which Almagro put away for the point, and while the Spaniard apologized immediately, the Czech was still incensed at the conclusion of the three-hour minute match. Berdych's courtside interview was drowned out by the crowd booing and hissing, while tennis coach Brad Gilbert said he was appalled at the Czech's decision. I am stunned with Tomas. Little had separated the pair as they hammered away for a place in the quarter-finals with the only difference in the tiebreaks when Berdych won the crucial points.
Despite not accepting Almagro's apology on court, Berdych tried to play down the row afterwards, saying it was "already in the past. Spain Preview: Georgia vs. Sweden Preview: Russia vs.
Cyprus Football previews. Home News Fixtures Results Features. By Callum Mulvihill , Reporter 9y. Tomas Berdych responds to claims he was wrong to refuse a handshake with Nicolas Almagro at the end of their Australian Open fourth round tie. Tomas Berdych has admitted that he made a mistake by choosing not to shake hands with Nicolas Almagro after beating the Spaniard in the Australian Open fourth round. Almagro apologised to the Czech but the seventh seed was clearly angered by the incident.
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