Serena is making it sound like she didn’t misbehave.
The microphone picked something - but it was edited (bleeped)...
And this is a “businesswoman” who is now part-owner of the Miami Dolphins. How classy. Her agent had better get an apology printed by morning, since obviously Queen Serena doesn’t see the need for one. And the poor line judge is probably done for the tournament, for security reasons I would not want her back out there.
Just watched another replay on CBS. There is no mistaking that Serena told the line judge that she was going to shove the tennis ball up the judge’s “effing a**” and maybe down her “effing throat” a moment later. Dick Enberg even commented that CBS’s “sensitive microphones” picked up “Serena’s profanities” after her foot fault.
I suppose the media will be all over this tomorrow and will be covering for her.
Just now, Enberg, John McEnroe and the woman (can’t think of her name but she is a fixture at tennis matches) just commented on Serena’s outburst. McEnroe clearly was uncomfortable and said so especially since Serena had said in her press conference that McEnroe and Navrilatova were her idols. Mac folded his arms over his chest in a very defensive posture as he commented that Serena’s behavior was indefensible as was his incident many years ago. (good for MacEnroe for saying this). The woman then said Serena deserved an Oscar for her performance at the press conference. Riveting TV for a change.
The only reason I saw any of this was because the SEC football games had finished!