Top five tennis tantrums - Telegraph "You guys are the pits of the world!," "Explain that to me!," "You can not be serious!," "You are the worst!," "The ball was in. You are a total disgrace! For all the brash American's choice phrases over the years - from Stockholm to Wimbledon and most courts in between - it was usually accompanied with a "code violation, Mr McEnroe" by the chair umpire. Greg Rusedski made his feelings known to the umpire at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships when he lost a point to American Andy Roddick after someone in the crowd shouted "out" midway through a rally. Rusedski reacted after the official refused to replay the point saying: "I can't do anything if the f****** crowd calls it. It's absolutely f****** ridiculous. It's fr***ing ridiculous. Some w***** in the crowd changed the whole match and you allowed it to happen. Well done. Absolute s***. Mikhail Youzhny Youzhny is, perhaps, the biggest victim of his own temper. When the Russian mishit a backhand against Nicolas Almagro at the 2008 Sony Ericsson Open he angrily beat himself in the head three times with his racket strings. The force of his swipes was such that his head went through the racket sending a thick stream of blood down his face. Serena Williams At the 2009 US Open, Williams gave a first class example of how to throw away a place in a Grand Slam final in her match against Kim Clijsters. Not happy with smashing her racket in the first set in a fit of rage the World No 2 went on to gift her Belgian opponent with the match after reacting to a foot-fault penalty. Her challenge to the line judge was met with a further point penalty which, with the match at 6-4, 6-7 and 15-40, meant Williams was out of the competition. When challenging the line call, the 27 year-old was heard saying: "I never said I would kill you, are you serious?" She later denied there was any need to apologise for her actions. Jeff Tarango To Wimbledon and Court 13. Jeff Tarango gave a highly entertaining performance at the 1995 Championships against Alexander Mronz. The American stormed off court following a string of arguments with umpire Bruno Rebeuh, who he branded "one of the most corrupt officials in the game." Not wanting to miss out on the action, Tarango's wife slapped the official round the face.