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Serena Williams bolts Australian Open press conference in tears after retirement question
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Posted on 02/18/2021 2:33:23 PM PST by Conserv

MELBOURNE, Australia — Serena Williams walked off the court after her latest so-close-yet-so-far bid for a 24th Grand Slam title ended with a loss to Naomi Osaka at the Australian Open(Semifinals)......

Once again, Williams played well enough to get to the closing days of a major tournament. And once again, she couldn’t quite get the job done in order to add one more Grand Slam trophy to her collection of 23 and equal Margaret Court for the most in tennis history.

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To: Conserv

Serena Williams turned pro when she was fourteen, in 1995. She has been playing tennis for TWENTY-SIX years and has 23 grand slam singles titles

Margaret Court turned pro when she was eighteen in 1960. She was eighteen. She retired in 1977, playing SEVENTEEN years. She has 24 grand slam singles titles and multiple grand slam doubles titles.

Serena has played nine years longer than Court.

The two really aren’t comparable and Margaret Court is still the GOAT and will remain so for years to come, unless someone throws a final GS match for Williams. Unfortunately for Court, the social justice warriors are after her. She is a deeply religious Christian and is very and unabashedly outspoken against gay marriage. Thanks to the Billie Jean King crowd, she has been shunned in the tennis world and in fact, there is a movement to remove her name from a court in Melbourne named after her.


41 posted on 02/18/2021 3:06:41 PM PST by Toespi
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To: Conserv
Serena might want to think about changing careers. Leave on a high note so to speak. With those muscles she is certainly qualified to be a cleaning lady or work at a car wash. Heck I even bet she is one hell of a pancake flipper with that backhand.

42 posted on 02/18/2021 3:06:57 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie (Guide me, O my great Redeemer, pilgrim through this barren land.)
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To: Conserv

Chrissy and Steffi and long gone and Sharapova too. All that’s left are these creatures - what are they? I think biologically, if tests were done, I think their hormones would add up to something closer to men or some kind of aberration.

Anyway, I’ve totally given up on Women’s tennis which was the last of the women’s sports I used to watch. It’s Dykesville all the way which gags me and gagging is not my idea of fun or entertainment.


43 posted on 02/18/2021 3:11:36 PM PST by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: rollo tomasi

Interesting story.

I think if we are going down this road of men being allowed to play in women’s sports then the women who are suppose to be the best in the world should have to play 5 sets just like the men.

And Serena should have to go up against Hottie Tsitsipas

If we could get some of that going it might shut that whole mess down


44 posted on 02/18/2021 3:16:04 PM PST by RummyChick (To President Trump: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3923111/posts)
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To: Rummyfan

Yes. To me, her butt looked 50% smaller.

I believe Williams is trying anything and everything to get a little quicker.

Also, have you noticed how animated Williams gets when she’s losing? She starts throwing up her arms, making exasperated faces, and looking up at the sky.

WHY? Why am I losing?!


45 posted on 02/18/2021 3:16:43 PM PST by Conserv
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To: Conserv

A 50% decrease!? LOL!!!! Her big butt is as huge as it has ever been!


46 posted on 02/18/2021 3:17:32 PM PST by bobby.223 (Retired up in the snowy Mountains of the American Redoubt and it's a great life!)
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To: rollo tomasi
Serena and Venus Williams boasted that they could beat any man ranked outside the world's top 200.

Even Bobby Riggs could beat them if he didn't have to cover the doubles court.

47 posted on 02/18/2021 3:21:48 PM PST by SKI NOW
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To: Rummyfan
"I'm no fan of Serena Williams"

Nor am I. She is a drama queen. In contrast to her sister Venus who is a lady.

48 posted on 02/18/2021 3:26:12 PM PST by Churchillspirit (9/11/2001 and 9/11/2012: NEVER FORGET.)
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To: montag813
Do Serena and Michelle have the same "doctor"?

Back when Serena was first making it big, there were pictures of her in her late teens before she became the roided out monster she is now. I remember a particular photo of here when she was about 19, wearing a white bikini, and she was cute, fairly slim and feminine looking. Hard to imagine now, I know. And, interestingly enough, you can't find ANY pictures of her during that time period anymore, almost as if they have been scrubbed.
49 posted on 02/18/2021 3:29:01 PM PST by fr_freak
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To: Conserv

Father Time is still undefeated.


50 posted on 02/18/2021 3:32:29 PM PST by circlecity
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To: Conserv

When are the trans men going to play in the women’s?


51 posted on 02/18/2021 3:32:59 PM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Conserv

I only saw the highlights, but it seemed like pretty high-level tennis.


52 posted on 02/18/2021 3:35:29 PM PST by Lisbon1940 (No full-term Governors (at the time of election))
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To: EEGator

It’s extremely hard to out train a poor diet.
It’s even harder at 39 y/o.


But ... but women that age have become Army Rangers ...


53 posted on 02/18/2021 3:35:36 PM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Toespi

The two really aren’t comparable and Margaret Court is still the GOAT and will remain so for years to come, unless someone throws a final GS match for Williams.


Last night, at the beginning of the 1st set, it did cross my mind that Osaka might be throwing the match. That’s how sh!tty Osaka looked at the start.


54 posted on 02/18/2021 3:37:59 PM PST by Conserv
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To: montag813

Are you suggesting that Serena has a penis also?


55 posted on 02/18/2021 3:38:58 PM PST by Captain Peter Blood (https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3804407/posts?q=1&;page)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

I am by no means a fan of Serena. But , right now , she is considered one of the richest people in her home state. She is , at the very least, a multi millionaire.Don’t think she is going to have to be looking for a job as a cleaning lady or pancake flipper any time soon. Love her or hate her, she is A very rich woman. And, she is entering the age where most women go a little bit crazy due to menopause. Just sayin...


56 posted on 02/18/2021 3:45:29 PM PST by Desparado
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To: Lisbon1940

I only saw the highlights, but it seemed like pretty high-level tennis.


Believe me, it wasn’t.

Osaka had extreme trouble getting her 1st serve in. And, at the start of the match, Osaka couldn’t make ANYTHING.

Like I said, she just about gifted Williams a 3/0 lead in the 1st set.


57 posted on 02/18/2021 3:45:37 PM PST by Conserv
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To: Conserv

HE WALKED OFF DID HE?


59 posted on 02/18/2021 3:51:18 PM PST by laweeks (Just wait till you have to have a biopsy from your prostate, now that is an experience you will neve)
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To: bobby.223
Definitely slimmed down....
60 posted on 02/18/2021 3:56:14 PM PST by Conserv
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