Open thread: Was Serena Williams harshly treated at the US Open?

**Jason** · 09-15-2009, 09:48 AM

Serena Williams's fiercely competitive nature has brought her 11 grand slam titles, and she has not been shy to question the desire of her fellow professionals, but her intensity on the court has cost her the chance of bringing that number to 12 this week.

The reigning US Open champion was two points away from defeat against Kim Clijsters in last night's semi-final when she was called for a foot fault on her second serve. An enraged Williams turned on the unfortunate line judge and started waving her racket in an extraordinary outburst, reportedly yelling: "I swear to God I'm ... going to take this ... ball and shove it down your ... throat, you hear that? I swear to God."

Williams had earlier been warned for smashing her racket into the ground and then hurling the mangled wreck at the net post, and this latest tantrum earned her a penalty point, giving Clijsters the match and a place in the final.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog...lliams-us-open

bry623 · 09-15-2009, 11:56 AM

No......

yustr · 09-15-2009, 12:21 PM

Nope.

She needs to learn Russian so she can say anything she wants and only the tall good looking blond in the short skirt and V-neck top across the next will know what she's saying. (Did I just say too much?

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M3guy · 09-19-2009, 04:19 AM

Looked like a good call actually. So no.

09-15-2009, 09:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jason Faugh a ballagh Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pasco, FL Posts: 8,476 OS: Windows Vista My System Blog Entries: 2	Open thread: Was Serena Williams harshly treated at the US Open? Serena Williams's fiercely competitive nature has brought her 11 grand slam titles, and she has not been shy to question the desire of her fellow professionals, but her intensity on the court has cost her the chance of bringing that number to 12 this week. The reigning US Open champion was two points away from defeat against Kim Clijsters in last night's semi-final when she was called for a foot fault on her second serve. An enraged Williams turned on the unfortunate line judge and started waving her racket in an extraordinary outburst, reportedly yelling: "I swear to God I'm ... going to take this ... ball and shove it down your ... throat, you hear that? I swear to God." Williams had earlier been warned for smashing her racket into the ground and then hurling the mangled wreck at the net post, and this latest tantrum earned her a penalty point, giving Clijsters the match and a place in the final. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog...lliams-us-open __________________ Posting Tips \| Advice for New People \| Common Fixes \| Agus na damnaithe fágtha gan focal Glaoigh ormsa i measc na naomh

09-15-2009, 11:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,692 OS: winxp pro sp2	Re: Open thread: Was Serena Williams harshly treated at the US Open? No...... __________________ "If you aren't a liberal when you're 20, you have no heart. If you aren't a conservative when you are 50, you have no brain"

09-15-2009, 12:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
yustr Asst. Manager, The Conversation Pit Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Connecticut shore Posts: 6,049 OS: XP Pro My System	Re: Open thread: Was Serena Williams harshly treated at the US Open? Nope. She needs to learn Russian so she can say anything she wants and only the tall good looking blond in the short skirt and V-neck top across the next will know what she's saying. (Did I just say too much? ) __________________ If there are lawyers or politicians involved, logic may be a very poor tool for reaching a conclusion.

09-19-2009, 04:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
M3guy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 125 OS: openSUSE 64 bit	Re: Open thread: Was Serena Williams harshly treated at the US Open? Looked like a good call actually. So no.