'1-800-Rent-a-Ref': Roddick angered by foot-fault call at US Open
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}although it wasn't nearly the sort of tirade Serena Williams delivered a year ago, nor did it come at as crucial a moment.
The call was made while Roddick trailed in the third set of what would become a 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (4) loss to Janko Tipsarevic in the second round.
Roddick asked the line judge which foot crossed the baseline, and she told him it was his right foot.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"That's impossible," Roddick snapped.
He continued berating the official between points, making a joke about "1-800-Rent-a-Ref."
A TV replay showed Roddick did commit a foot fault — but with his left foot.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The lineswoman was not on court at the start of the fourth set.