Posted on 09/13/2009 4:45:56 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Reporting from New York - Serena Williams will be fined $10,500 for behavior deemed "unsportsmanlike conduct," and also for racket abuse after her obscenity-filled and aggressive reaction to a critical foot fault called during her 6-4, 7-5 U.S. Open semifinal loss to Kim Clijsters on Saturday night.
There will also be further investigation of the incident according to a statement released by the U.S. Open, "The Grand Slam rule book also allows for an investigation to be conducted by the Grand Slam Committee Administrator to determine if the behavior of Ms. Williams warrants consideration as a Major Offence for which additional penalties can be imposed. This investigation has now begun."
Williams earned $350,000 for her singles semifinal finish.
After an unidentified lineswoman called a foot fault on a second serve which gave Williams a double fault and put her a point away from the loss, Williams approached the lineswoman, shook a tennis ball in the direction of the woman's face and threatened to shove the ball down the women's throat.
Because Williams had already received a warning after breaking her racket at the end of the first set, her actions in confronting the lineswoman resulted in another code violation and a penalty point. That point was match point and gave Clijsters the win.
Through a public relations agency, Williams said Sunday, "Last night everyone could truly see the passion I have for my job. 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."
Serena and her sister Venus will play the women's doubles final today,
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If the races were reversed - would it be a hate crime?
My brother said he’s never heard such a profanity laced tirade as what she did.....wonder if they have the b*&^s to suspend her.....
Serena is a typical Communist, don’t like a call, so you just threaten to execute them. Typical Obama voter.
32 seconds income shot to hell.
You can take the girl out of the hood; but ..........!
Serena should take some time off. Maybe she could get a spot on The Biggest Loser. (Come on, girlfriend, you know it’s true.)
Time for Barry the Kenyan to step in with another one of his “Beer with Barry” specialties at the White House.
Typical. Won't face the music.
Williams should be suspended for a year for threatening bodily harm.
Do not pay it. turn the tables and ask where they would be w/out her? its not like all that many folks watch tennis during the NFL season.
I thought she was a Christian.
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Here’s the video of Serena’s profanity laced outburst :
http://www.mooveon.net/en/article_9125283162259
The female commentator (Mary Carillo?) made interesting comments during the Federer match. Very critical of tennis for not suspending her.
Symptomatic of Serena having lost focus on tennis to pursue her fashion designer foolishness. She thought she could do both and is frustrated when reality proves her wrong.
What are you talking about?
The official who called the foot fault is Asian.
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