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March Madness: #16 Federer, Wawrinka do some name calling

The Swiss stars didn't hold much back this past month.

ByJonathan Scott

Published Apr 03, 2017

It's madness, I tell you! Fuzzy yellow ball style. Follow along this week for our Top 17 takeaways and outtakes from the 2017 Sunshine Double in California and Florida.

Check out No. 17 here.

First, Stan Wawrinka, the Indian Wells runner-up, referred to his compatriot Roger Federer as an "asshole" in the post-championship trophy ceremony:

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That moment was received with much amusement from everyone. Then Federer himself (jokingly) called Nadal a choice name in a promotional video for the ATP World Tour.

These gentlemanly greats, they sure know how to play it edgy and on-message at the same time. We all continue to watch in admiration as they avoid verbal unforced errors among friends and colleagues.