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What do you guys think of Serena Williams outburst last night at the US Open? Should she face any additional punishment?
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As for her outburst: That was a typical example of the Williams' attitude. I have rarely seen one of the sisters lose a match in grace, complimenting the opponent, and admitting flat out that she had been defeated.
This 'power' (or abusive) attitude has won them quite a few matches, same as John McEnroe used to swear and curse on court, to get his mindset entirely focussed. However, this time it backfired, as she did it at the completely wrong moment.
What bothers me most is that it didn't only lose her the match, but it also took away part of the glorious victory of Kim Clijsters. Luckily, she went on and won the finals too.
As to her punishment, she's already punished with the biggest possible punishment for abusing a referee, and as far as I'm concerned, that's that. Bigger things happen in sports than an outburst like this.
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"You don't know me. You better be right. I swear to God I’m *** taking this ball and shoving it down your ***** throat…”
A large angry woman waving a tennis racket at someone and threatening them with personal harm over one call? It was hardly the linesperson's fault the Serena was down 6-4, 6-5. Fourteen unforced errors in the first set had a lot to do with that. Perhaps Serena should have been cursing at herself and threatening to shove tennis ball down her own throat.
I'd say Serena brought it on herself and deserves whatever punishment is handed out. What gives her the right to bully folks and treat them like she is above the rules of decent behavior. If someone had treated me like that, I may have considered calling the police on them.
Serena herself was asked about the foot fault and said "I'm pretty sure I did..." and Mom said "She should have kept calm".
http://www.nationofhiphop.net/sports-talk/52315-serena-loses-match-due-thre...
"http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-dwyre-us-open13-2009sep13,0,5348697.column
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If she thought it was a bad call, she must have complained to the overseeing umpire and not bad mouth the poor lines woman who did what she was trained to do. Just because she is a talented player doesn't mean that she can do anything and get away. She should be suspended from playing the doubles final.
We all make mistakes, and that makes us human. But we would be uplifting humankind in general if we knew how to be humble and apologize for our offensive words and actions.
If no additional punishment is forthcoming, and if Serena still refuses to apologize, the public will eventually be the judge. Just watch her endorsements pull out one after the other.
It's not yet too late; she could still make an effort to express a truly sincere apology.
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M$Yes she was wrong for cursing the line judge but the call made against her was totally unfair.
1.The foot fault call was not deserved
2.The point violation for unsportsman like conduct was fair. To engage anyone with that type of language was uncalled for and as stated by "The chairman and CEO of the women's tennis tour, Stacey Allaster".
please check this link to see what transpired during the match and during the press conference.
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/usopen09/news/story?id=4469987
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M$Surely having the point taken away and therefore costing her the match right there and then, is much worse than a $10,000 fine.
There is no need in this fine, all professionals whether it be a sports professional or not, lose their temper from time to time. She was in the heat of the moment and on the verge of losing the semi-final. The foot fault added an extreme amount of stress and pressure.
I know for a fact I wouldn't be very happy if somebody penilised me for something false.
Imagine yourself working very hard for the past 12 months on a project that means everything to you, this is your ultimate chance and over 60 mins everything has got really tense and you know this is your moment, your chance to really achieve what you have always wanted.
And then someone you have never met before says (even though you know 100% in your own mind its correct) "this bit is all wrong so i'm scrapping everything you have been working on............"
%$&$&%% %$$&% %$%& - My thoughts exactly.
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She's a professional tennis payer, she knows the long standing WTA rules. The timing of the call was unfortunate but she is responsible for her emotions and behavior on the court during match play.
As a semi-finalist at the US Open alone she earned US$350,000.00 for her performance in the singles, not to mention her earnings in doubles. This perhaps puts the US$10,000 fine in perspective - certainly fair given the seriousness of the situation.http://www.usopen.org/en_US/about/history/prizemoney.html
