"That's a man, baby!"
Posted on 09/13/2009 7:11:21 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA
NEW YORK – Serena Williams faces an anxious wait to see if she is to be banned from future Grand Slam tournaments following her controversial outburst at the U.S. Open.
Williams was levied with a $10,000 fine by the U.S. Open for unsportsmanlike conduct on Sunday for her foul-mouthed tirade at a line judge the night before, as she slumped to a semifinals defeat to Kim Clijsters. The fine was the maximum possible at this stage.
An additional $500 fine for racket abuse was also imposed by tournament referee Brian Earley, but those on-site punishments could be just the tip of the iceberg for the world No. 2.
A further investigation by the Grand Slam Committee, as first reported by Yahoo! Sports on Saturday night, has already begun and will prompt serious concern from Williams and her supporters.
The committee has the authority to strip Williams of her entire $350,000 prize purse for this tournament, plus hand down a ban for future Slams starting with the 2010 Australian Open. However, she is expected to be allowed to compete in Monday’s women’s doubles final alongside sister Venus.
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Criminal charges..threatening serious bodily harm!
her biggest problem will be the endorsements she loses because of it.
She smashed her racket to pieces earlier in the match too. They said she might not get the $350,000 prize money. She should be banned from tennis for a year.
....that little noise you hear is the race card being quietly slipped out of the deck....it will be on full display soon.
A year seems harsh considering that she has never had an incident similar to this. I agree that the incident is serious. Her language, gestures, and distance were unprecedented. I have seen players arguing with umpires but never such a tirade especially on the ladies side. Her press conference did not help either. She should not have held the press conference.
[Mighty Mouse theme for the new "Tennis Czar"]: Here I come...to save the dayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!"
It looks like Serena is experiencing a “teachable moment”.
“Crikey!”
The professional tennis court is no place to act like Michelle Obama.
On an earlier thread, there were people on the board here actually supporting Serena.
See here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2338849/posts
The loss of the prize money is very likely, but you can forget about a year ban--the backlash against the USTA/WTA as being "racist" would preclude that from happening. A more likely scenario is a four-match ban from any WTA-sanctioned event.
To use my scarce Ebonics, here, I believe that she was merely, “KEEPING IT REAL”.
Ban her for life, so we don’t have to look at that
MuskOx ever again.
Ban her for a Year.
Ludacris an Serena, nome sayin'...?
Nah, she’s black. America is still in the business of excusing bad behavior by black people. It will be Whitey’s fault, just wait.
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