I kind of suspected the same thing. I believed also she was just so frustrated that she was losing to Clijsters.
She lost 6 weeks ago cause she didn't train hard enough and didn't have the foot speed to run down Clijster's shots or take over points off her serve.
Tennis is the "fairest" of sports. You have to win by 2 points and two game unless you go to a tie-breaker. But you still have to win by 2 points even then.
There is no "running out the clock", no lucky one shot or knock out punch.
Serena knew she was getting owned by Kim and just took the easy way out. It's her way of saving her ego. It's almost as bad as Marcelo Rios tanking matches. In fact it's worse cause she was the champion and I believe she had a b#tch fit cause she wasn't #1 in the world ranking and Kim Clijsters wasn't just bowing down and losing like she'd done 7 out of the last 8 times they played.
Just a sad pathetic moment in Women's Tennis and in American Tennis. pathetic.
I kind of suspected the same thing. I believed also she was just so frustrated that she was losing to Clijsters.
“Serena knew she was getting owned by Kim and just took the easy way out. It’s her way of saving her ego”.
And there you have it. You nailed it. Kim deserved to win, she played beautifully and was focused, and Serena lost her cool because she thinks she’s number one. New York is going to remember this ugliness.