Australian Open 2012 Video: Watch Tomas Berdych Get Booed by Aussie Open Crowd

Shaking hands at the end of tennis matches shows sportsmanship and class no matter what happened during the event. If you don’t have respect for your opponent, at least show respect for the game which you put countless hours towards.

We saw your classic case of classless behavior in Round 4 of the 2012 Australian Open when Tomas Berdych decided not to shake hands with Nicolas Almagro after defeating him 4-6, 7-6, 7-6, 7-6.

The reason he didn’t shake hands is because he thought Almagro intentionally drilled the ball at his head when he had the whole court to work with.

Clearly, Berdych was hit in the arm so I’m not even sure why he kept saying his head in the postgame interview.

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"I think when you have a point and someone wants to hit you straight to your face, I don't see this as a nice moment," Berdych said during the interview.

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Regardless of the reason or thought process, the outcome was that Berdych was hit in the arm. He should have given Almagro the benefit of the doubt and shook his hand for the sport afterwards.

Apparently, Berdych thinks that people should focus on the outcome not just what happened afterwards, according to ABC News:

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"We don't have any problems at all together," he said of his relationship with Almagro. "That's how it is, you know. It was pretty tight match, and I think it's more about the game than just this story."

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Maybe you should have thought of that before you decided not to show respect for the sport.

Now he looks like the bad guy; the poor sport. Will he be able to play the “villain” role for the rest of the Australian Open? I don’t think he will.

I think his tournament is ending when he plays Rafael Nadal in the next round.