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Whining Serena Williams is tennis’s Hillary Clinton
SPECTATOR USA ^ | 9-9-2018 | Roger Kimball

Posted on 09/10/2018 3:35:35 AM PDT by servo1969

Edited on 09/10/2018 9:17:41 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

No one expected Naomi Osaka to win the US Open yesterday. Everyone favoured her opponent. The crowd was solidly with Serena Williams, as were the bookies. But the 20-year-old Japanese-Haitian, who became the first player representing Japan to win a Grand Slam, prevailed against all the odds.


TOPICS: Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: japan; naomiosaka; osaka; patrickmouratoglou; tennis; usopen
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To: Mashood

She has a future with Nike!


21 posted on 09/10/2018 4:24:46 AM PDT by jimbug
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To: SaveFerris

gross


22 posted on 09/10/2018 4:25:28 AM PDT by Tigercap
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To: jimbug

She shouldn’t represent this country at these tournaments.


23 posted on 09/10/2018 4:33:00 AM PDT by Mashood
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To: Tigercap

I worked out a long time - 6 days - 7 days a week. Never, ever was there a woman even close to that in the gyms at anytime where I was. That looks like a dude. Like a dude on the juice. Look at those shoulders / armpits / upper back. And the forearms. I could pull 240 lbs repeatedly on the low row machine (I weighed 180 lbs or so), did tremendous one-arm reps (each arm) from 15lbs to 85lbs constantly (10 reps in 5lb increments - like 140 reps each arm. My forearms weren’t that big.

I never did steroids. But there were guys there that did. Several of them. You can easily tell who is and who isn’t.

One guy changed so much I didn’t recognize him from across the room (about 30 feet away).


24 posted on 09/10/2018 4:33:17 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: snoringbear

“”” She has a history of being one of the most gracious and courteous players whether winning or losing in the sports world. “””

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL! You ARE kidding, right?


25 posted on 09/10/2018 4:35:59 AM PDT by raybbr (That progressive bumper sticker on your car might just as wll say, "Yes, I'm THAT stupid!"to)
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To: SaveFerris

former tennis umpire:

9 Sept: TWEET: Richard Ings, CEO of Australian Sports Anti Doping Authority (2005 to 2010)
Umpiring is so easy from the top of the grand stand.
I can also confirm that Carlos Ramos earned his pay in that match. His pay? US$450 which is the daily rate all USTA umpires are paid
https://twitter.com/ringsau/status/1038953093717581826

Australian dollars quoted in the following:

10 Sept: news.com.au: Incredible truth about chair umpire in Serena Williams’ controversy
by Jai Bednall with AP
Former professional chair umpire Richard Ings has revealed the Portuguese official was paid the princely sum of $633 for taking charge of the Osaka-Williams encounter.
That’s only a shade more than the $548 that 23-time grand slam winner Williams earned every second she was on court while losing 6-2 6-4...

It comes seven years after the New York Times revealed top chair umpires were skipping the US Open because of how poorly it paid officials.
Since then daily rates have improved, from $350 to $633, but Ings said, in his experience, rates didn’t increase for the latter stages of the tournament, including the final. In a series of tweets, he said officials spend about 12 hours a day on site...

Many, Ings included, believe Ramos followed the rule book to the letter — and should be lauded for having the courage to call the violations as he saw them...
https://www.news.com.au/sport/tennis/incredible-truth-about-chair-umpire-in-serena-williams-controversy/news-story/d0411d6458db5fdbd74dfc58b0f5ecb8


26 posted on 09/10/2018 4:36:01 AM PDT by MAGAthon
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To: SaveFerris

One guy changed so much I didn’t recognize him from across the room (about 30 feet away).


I once introduced myself to a “new” coworker at a company function. Turns out it was a guy I’d known for 8 years, who had taken up roids in the last few months.


27 posted on 09/10/2018 4:39:02 AM PDT by ConservativeWarrior (Fall down 7 times, stand up 8. - Japanese proverb)
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To: servo1969

I was appalled with the winner being reduced to tears. And then there was the self-serving “apology”. The silver lining is we have another look into the dark soul of those among the entitled who have lost touch with everyone and everything that isn’t about them.


28 posted on 09/10/2018 4:40:12 AM PDT by grania (It's Them vs Us)
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To: servo1969

You can’t be serious.


29 posted on 09/10/2018 4:42:22 AM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: ConservativeWarrior

Yeah I worked out with 2 other guys often (father / son). I asked the father what happened to “that one guy”. He point and said - “That’s him!”. I said no, the guy with the Corvette and he repeated what he said. No I said and told another story and he repeated what he said.

Boy did that guy change. He was 30% bigger. At least.


30 posted on 09/10/2018 4:43:33 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: MichaelCorleone

the former umpire I posted about earlier.

9 Sept: Sydney Morning Herald: It is Serena Williams who owes an apology to umpire Carlos Ramos
By Richard Ings
(Richard Ings was a professional chair umpire from 1986 to 1993 and was ATP Tour Executive Vice-President, Rules and Competition, from 2001 to 2005)
Spare a thought for umpire Carlos Ramos of Portugal...
Even four decades of distinguished professional umpiring experience would not have prepared Ramos fully for what was about to happen. I should know, as the memories and scars of my own welcome-to-the-job match are fresh even more than 30 years later.

It happened at the 1987 US Open. I was the chair umpire for the fourth-round stadium court match between John McEnroe and Slobodan Zivojinovic where I issued a warning, point penalty and a game penalty against McEnroe.
The game penalty, for a string of obscenities directed at me, came at 4-5, costing McEnroe the set and making the match one set all...
As someone that has sat in the umpire’s chair in front of a raucous full house US Open crowd and been tested under fire in front of a global television audience, I have a great deal of empathy and admiration for Ramos and his officiating...

The game penalty was triggered after Williams, in a lengthy tirade, loudly accused the umpire of being a “thief” stealing points from her. Ramos let the tirade slide, showing great composure until Williams accused him of cheating.
All players know that publicly attacking the honesty of the umpire is going to result in an immediate code violation.
Ramos made absolutely the correct calls as a chair umpire in each of these three incidents...

The decisions made by Ramos had nothing to do with sexism or racism. They had everything to do with observing clear breaches of the grand slam code of conduct and then having the courage to call them without fear or favour...
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/it-is-serena-williams-who-owes-an-apology-to-umpire-carlos-ramos-20180909-p502q2.html

Ings mentions Ramos letting Serena’s tirade slide at first, but has anyone counted the number of times she actually verbally abused Ramos. from my reckoning, it is at least three times. saying to him “you stole a point” is no different from calling him a “thief” as far as I’m concerned. plus why aren’t the MSM mentioning this threat:

9 Sept: MetroUK: It’s Serena Williams who owes US Open umpire Carlos Ramos an apology – not the other way around
by George Bellshaw
Here’s a fragment of what Serena said: ‘You owe me an apology. ***You will never ever ever be on another court of mine as long as you live. You are a liar. Say it, say you’re sorry. You stole a point from me. You’re a thief, too.’...
This wasn’t personal. Serena made it personal...
https://metro.co.uk/2018/09/09/its-serena-williams-who-owes-us-open-umpire-carlos-ramos-an-apology-not-the-other-way-around-7927502/


31 posted on 09/10/2018 4:47:34 AM PDT by MAGAthon
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To: servo1969

Everybody does it,’ he said.

Not during the US Open Finals !


32 posted on 09/10/2018 4:49:27 AM PDT by wardamneagle
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To: servo1969
‘Perhaps it’s not the finish we were looking for today,’ said one prominent commentator, adding ‘This mama is a role model and respected by all.’

ICBW, but I'm pretty sure those are the words of Katrina Adams. Adams is NO "commentator", but rather the head of the USTA and she said this on the podium at the start of the awards presentation.

33 posted on 09/10/2018 4:50:00 AM PDT by Roccus (When you talk to a politician...ANY politician...always say, "Remember Ceausescu")
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To: servo1969
She went apesh@ from roid rage.

One can only imagine what all those PEDs will do to her physiology over the years, even when she quits.

It is obviously not helping her psychologically right now.

34 posted on 09/10/2018 5:04:24 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: wardamneagle

I have determined that anyone who says everyone does it is using that to justify their own immoral behavior.
In other words I watch anyone close that says that.


35 posted on 09/10/2018 5:12:28 AM PDT by NotQuiteCricket (I hate when green goes red and then black.)
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To: SaveFerris

argh - again too many things at once - lol

“He pointed”


36 posted on 09/10/2018 5:13:41 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: servo1969

Perfect comparison. Sore losers both.


37 posted on 09/10/2018 5:14:37 AM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: servo1969

Another loudmouth black woman.

No surprise here...


38 posted on 09/10/2018 5:16:50 AM PDT by moovova
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To: a little elbow grease

It really is. I’ve seen her play from quite close, and she’s just built like a linebacker.


39 posted on 09/10/2018 5:22:48 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: servo1969

Naomi was given the Trump treatment. This is what you get when you won and you were not supposed to beat the chosen favorite.


40 posted on 09/10/2018 5:40:16 AM PDT by dforest (Never let a Muslim cut your hair.)
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