I witnessed Serena Williams in all her glory (?) on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills awhile back. It was an ordinary Saturday afternoon. She came lumbering down the sidewalk, with her dog, and her minions running along beside her.
The woman (?) was totally loud and obnoxious. Passersby literally stopped and stared in disbelief and many needed a minute to even figure out who (or what) she was. Might steroids be to blame? When she first came on the tennis scene, she did not look like this.
As for comparisons to McEnroe, despite his years of whining and crying et al, I do not think for one second that anyone EVER felt physically threatened by him. He was bratty and obnoxious but certainly no one to fear.
I am not shocked by what transpired at the tournament.
Perhaps it was roid rage?