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Posted on 09/13/2009 3:38:59 PM PDT by traumer
This was the dramatic moment when Serena Williams screamed her way out of the U.S. Open.
TV viewers around the world saw the irate Wimbledon champion launch a threatening, profanity-laced tirade at a female line judge after being called for a foot fault.
'If I could, I would take this f****** ball and shove it down your f****** throat,' she reportedly said.
The diminutive lineswoman reported her words to the umpire, who called in the tournament referee at Flushing Meadows in New York.
With the crowd booing, Miss Williams could be heard on the court microphone pleading with the lineswoman, saying: 'I didn't say I would kill you. Are you serious? I didn't say that.'
But her extraordinary outburst meant she was docked a point on match point, handing a semi-final victory to bemused Belgian opponent Kim Clijsters in one of the ugliest-ever endings to a major sports match.
Miss Williams had already received a warning for smashing a racquet, so the next sanction was a penalty point for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Not since John McEnroe was defaulted in the Australian Open in 1990 for swearing at the umpire has a top player made such an ignominious exit from such a high-profile match.
It happened when, with the 27-year-old American serving at 5-6 and 15-30 in the second set, she faulted on her first serve.
On her second serve, the line judge declared a foot fault, a call rarely, if ever, seen at that stage of a match.
That made the score 15-40, putting Miss Clijsters one point from a place in the final.
Miss Williams stormed over to the line judge, cursing and shaking her racquet, pointing at her and thrusting a ball in her face.
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this one contains some nice pics... :o)
her ego is bigger than her....:O
“With the crowd booing, Miss Williams could be heard on the court microphone pleading with the lineswoman, saying: ‘I didn’t say I would kill you. Are you serious? I didn’t say that.’ “
Yes, everyone is capable of having a tennis ball rammed down their throat and going on as usual.
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Another tennis star suffering from “McEnroe Disorder”.
Another clear example of racism. /sarc
Interesting. Thanks for posting.
I dont know whether she actually said the words or not, but this is the first time I have ever seen her and she is a beautiful woman, and I think that the judge who went to the ref was Asian.
Asians often hate blacks, sometimes for good reasons. After watching a little female Asian MD degrade and hurt my black daughter purposefully, I am not sure what is going on.
It’s best not to channel Michelle Obama while in front of the line judge.
As someone from the "asian persuasion" I can confidently state that most asians don't like blacks. That said, Williams was way out of line....
If she faulted it should be called. There are no gimme’s in pro sports.
But it must be racist because a black person lost out because of a non-black’s call.
I doubt she would have acted this badly if Obama weren’t President.
Nah! That's not threatening....
At least she showed some class by going over to her opponent afterward.
Hey Serene, you’re not so serene after all. Why so obama?
“she is a beautiful woman”
Really? She looks like a pro linebacker to me. As for Asian racism against Blacks, it goes both ways.
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