Serena and Venus claim they don't fix their matches

Standard Reporter | 6.24.02

[meandog]

by Standard Reporter

Venus and Serena Williams today denied claims that they had fixed matches.

As Wimbledon got under way today, with fans queuing all night for tickets, the sisters denied that they played weakly against each other or pulled out of tournaments to avoid meeting. Venus, 22, told ITV's Tonight With Trevor McDonald: "I enjoy playing Serena as much as the other competitors."

Serena, 20, added: "It's said (we decide who wins) but it's not true." Asked if they ever pulled out to avoid playing each other, she said: "It never happened."

[CAPTAINSUPERMARVELMAN]

true on both counts

[retiredtexan]

who cares! better things to do than watch female(?)tennis.

[evolved_rage]

I'm not talking about grammer, Thog, I'm talking about the capacity to understand. Your comments are retarded, Son!

[1rudeboy]

OMG, how funny! With the exception of two replies concerning the "race card," you were the first member to bring up Venus' and Serena's skin color!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

OMG, now I've done it . . . somebody please stop me!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[tears rolling down face]

[CAPTAINSUPERMARVELMAN]

You of course realize that I never mentioned anything about their father's racist behavior in my comments. So I ask you why are you contending with me on that issue? Another thing why is it that you feel it necessary to question my intellect because you are offended by my comments or opinions? do I threaten you? have I threatened you? NO. That was just uncalled for and is another example(imho) of a racist attitude of superiority. I am not calling you a bigot/racist or whatever the flavor of the day name is. I am saying that you have been influenced to think as such. How do you know what ethnicity I am?(I won't say race because we are all the same race,just different shades)

[Skooz]

Well, I recovered from having to watch the tennis as soon as the match was over. It was followed by something FAR more interesting--an infomercial or a test pattern or something. It took three weeks to get over the hepatitis, but at least the tennis match was over.

[chemainus]

I enjoyed your hysteria...even if I will not allow you to tell me what my motives and thoughts are...

[Paul Atreides]

I am taking you to task because you included me in on your screed. I am questioning your intellect because you cannot string together a coherent thought. I am taking you to task because you insinuated that anyone who dared question the two players did so because of racist motives. Trust me, someone like you doesn't threaten me a bit. You are foaming at the mouth over something that is not there. I don't care what ethnicity you are; incoherent is incoherent. And, another thing, get off your moral high-horse; telling people how they have been "influenced" when you know absolutely nothing about them, wins you no friends, or admirers. You are the one who chose to be offended by our questions.

[Sir Gawain]

lol

[CAPTAINSUPERMARVELMAN]

MotleyGirl, MotleyGirl, MotleyGirl daaaahhhling. You're asking me to lighten up? that's quite humorous. You who said that Serena could play linebacker for my beloved Packers and the comments you made in regards to their, as you put it "grunting". I realize that you may not have meant it as it sounded, but I took issue with it as with everyone elses comments just to bring something to light. Do you realize how often blacks have been characterized as brutish, animalistic, huge, etc. That's why it's offensive. You mentioned Monica Seles "grunting" and I have observed that most all of these athletes do so as they volley. Are their grunts unneccessary as well or just the Williamses?

[Paul Atreides]

I think you're lost; this is not DU.com.

[MotleyGirl70]

Don't patronize me!

Are their grunts unneccessary as well or just the Williamses?

The Williams sisters do so with every stoke of the ball. It's annoying.

Like I said; Lighten up and stop making an issue out of something that isn't there.

[Paul Atreides]

CAPTAINSUPERMARVELMAN member since January 4th, 2002

Funny that this is the only thread on which you have posted.

MotleyGirl, MotleyGirl, MotleyGirl daaaahhhling.

Could you be any more gay?

[Weimdog]

That one looks like a 15 year old boy, is something wrong with you? lol :)

[archy]

Serena and Venus claim they don't fix their matches

Yeah, right. That's what Gore and Bush said, too:

[rabidralph]

I'm not talking about grammer,

Obviously not. I think you meant to write grammar.

[evolved_rage]

Tanks. Grassy-ass. Messy-Buttercups.

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

To: meandog Forget all that, I want to know if they've ever been tested for steroids. 5 posted on 6/24/02 8:20 AM Pacific by Lee'sGhost

[Lee'sGhost]

How do you know all the people you addressed your rant to are white? Fact is, you don't. You just exposed yourself as a racist. We don't like racists here -- black, white or whatever.

[Lee'sGhost]

"CaptainSuperMarblehead"

Bwahahahahahahaha!!!!! Now THAT's funny.