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Originally posted by yankeeBaby Since there is so much convo on Kanye, why not add another classless act of the day? Serena Williams flips out over a call and essentially is removed from the game. She threatens to kill the umpire who makes the call, and in the end has the crowd in a rage for acting in such a way. Ruins the efforts and probable win of Kin Clijsters (sp?). Just plain classless!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-VxYvfwVas

Wow thats poor sports-"womenship" there.

she was disqualified cos she black yo!!!!

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it was roid rage...

she is another example of a spoiled athlete with a sense of entitlement..

they really need to check her testosterone intake

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That's probably the most drama in drama in tennis history. Costing a U.S. Open semi-finals. And threatening to kill the line person. I hope she gets kicked out of the Women's Tennis Association along with a hefty fine. If they let her off with just a fine what does it show for the sport itself letting someone threaten an official and get off that easily. I'm sure if it was someone that wasn't as big Serena she would get kicked out. Sean Avery got kicked out of the NHL for saying something less offensive.

^^haha +2 for the Americans!!

We are on a F*CKING ROLL tonight with the people in our own spotlight....im soo (sarcasticly) happy that these people are on our TV, and in a sense, representing us. Losers.

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Originally posted by Invasionmix That's probably the most drama in drama in tennis history. Costing a U.S. Open semi-finals. And threatening to kill the line person. I hope she gets kicked out of the Women's Tennis Association along with a hefty fine. If they let her off with just a fine what does it show for the sport itself letting someone threaten an official and get off that easily. I'm sure if it was someone that wasn't as big Serena she would get kicked out. Sean Avery got kicked out of the NHL for saying something less offensive.

Serena fined the maximum:

http://msn.foxsports.com/tennis/sto...match?GT1=39002

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gotta respect the talent and accomplishments of the Williams sisters...but I can't say I'm a fan of their attitudes and lack of humility on so many occassions.

here's her 'formal statement'...which is nothing remotely close to an apology:

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“Last night everyone could truly see the passion I have for my job,” Williams said in the statement released by her management. “Now that I have had time to gain my composure, I can see that while I don’t agree with the unfair line call, in the heat of battle I let my passion and emotion get the better of me and as a result handled the situation poorly. I would like to thank my fans and supporters for understanding that I am human and I look forward to continuing the journey, both professionally and personally, with you all as I move forward and grow from this experience.”

now should they be calling that kind of shit at that stage of a grand slam semifinal match? no. it's akin to calling a harmless penalty during overtime of the deciding playoff game in the NHL or a borderline foul in basketball that directly impacts the outcome. at some point, you 'let them play'. some people will disagree though...

meh, whatever. it's not like other champs haven't acted worse (McEnroe and Connors come to mind, lol).

if you listen to the clip (I didn't see it live), it sounds like she says something like 'if you call a foot fault, I'm going to shove this..." as she's holding the ball up at her...but then the camera changes and the rest of what she says is inaudible, but the line judge said that she also said "I will kill you"...? crazy.

whatever it was...a formal apology would have been the classy thing to do.

Last edited by MarkT on Sep-14-2009 at 05:47

If tennis was like this every match I'd actually watch it.

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meanwhile....Federer.....best shot ever?

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Originally posted by yankeeBaby Serena fined the maximum: http://msn.foxsports.com/tennis/sto...match?GT1=39002

That's it? $10,000 fine? She made $350,000 making it in to the semi finals, $10,000 for a fine is letting her off easy.