Posted on 09/13/2009 8:28:50 PM PDT by Steelfish
Serena Williams Makes A Fool Of Herself And Deserves Punishment
Serena Williams offered no apology and showed no remorse for her behavior during her U.S. Open semifinal loss to Kim Clijsters, 6-4, 7-5.
Her tirade toward U.S. Open to lineswoman goes beyond those of McEnroe and Nastase in earlier days, especially as she shows no remorse. She should be heavily fined and suspended.
Bill Dwyre. September 13, 2009
Let's get right to the point. Serena Williams should be fined heavily and suspended for a while from the pro tennis tour.
FOR THE RECORD: A column in Sunday's Sports section about Serena Williams' loss in the U.S. Open semifinals said Williams' outburst at a lineswoman began when she was called for a foot fault on her first serve at 15-40. Actually, Williams was called for a foot fault on her second serve at 15-30.
Let's see what kind of guts the normally soft-on-discipline sport of tennis has this time. If she were an Oregon football player, she'd be out for the season.
If you saw it on television, you know what happened, you know that she made a fool out of herself Saturday night in an ugly incident at the U.S. Open. If you didn't see it, we'll confirm it:
The quick details are:
* She was given a point penalty on match point, which meant she lost her semifinal to Kim Clijsters, 6-4, 7-5.
* She was given the point penalty because, after a linesperson called a foot fault on her first serve at 15-40, she went over to the linesperson, shook her fist at her, and from just several feet away, said, according to several witnesses courtside, "You don't know me. You better be right. I could shove this ball down your throat." Interspersed with this were several F-bombs.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
She’s the female version of John Mac Enroe.
In another thread they said she was fined $10,000
That is, what, 32 seconds’ income lost?
How long before Obama intervenes?
MacEnroe never behaved that badly.
“Serena Williams Makes A Fool Of Herself...”
More like an “arrogant thug”.
She needs to be suspended.
A Judge claimed, the animal told her, “I will kill you”.
Who the hell does she thinks she is? The President
Now, now. We must be tolerant of her bad behavior. We do not understand what her people have suffered. Lest we be thought of as racists.(sarc).
I think that’s not the end of it. An inquiry into suspending her will follow.
Racists.
I think Serena should be given a chance to “recalibrate” her words
A Michele wanna be!
>>A Judge claimed, the animal told her, “I will kill you”.<<
I say the whole thing on TV (sports coverage). She said “I will shove this f’ing ball down your f’ing throat!”
Not a death threat, but a threat of violence. Even McEnroe never actually threatened a judge.
She should be suspended for a LOOOONG time.
LMAO! Sadly thats exactly what anyone who condemns her primate behavior will be called.
...Obama claimed that the tennis police “acted stupidly”.
She’s an animal. A ghetto thug. Her abuse of this judge using the “F” word, “S” word and others that don’t even deserve mentions was cause for more than a paltry $10,000 fine.
It won’t happen. Within two days there will be claims she was a victim of racism. Count on it.
She never apologized. That, to me, speaks volumes about her character. Or lack thereof.
You are exactly correct. I would bet good money on it. How far we have fallen.
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