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Serena Williams, the Joe Wilson of tennis?

Posted by DAVID ADESNIK in Arts & Entertainment, Health, Politics.
Sep 13th, 2009 | Comments

I didn’t see the outburst that cost Serena her semi-final match, but I saw (as in, television saw) her smash her racket after losing the first set. Even that was pretty jarring.

Strange. A sport where the crowd watches in respectful silence, while a champion smashes expensive equipment that most fans would be grateful to own.

Cross-posted at Conventional Folly

  • I saw the whole thing. And contrary to popular belief, this is out of the norm for Serena Williams. Now she is arrogant and is hard-pressed to say good things about her opponents. But she is hardly in the mold of John McEnroe or Jimmy Connors when it comes to outburst.

    It seems like her frustrations just overflowed and just lost all control. She should be fined. Maybe suspended from a Grand Slam. But I chalked this down as an aberration.
  • davemartin7777
    "John McEnroe or Jimmy Connors"

    Testosterone makes people do stupid, aggressive things.
  • CharlieScene
    That is stupid way to end a match, and most tennis players smash their rackets when they are frustrated, or at least most of the Americans do.
  • adesnik
    Is that a suggestion that Serena's been doping? ;p
  • shannonlee
    Serena told the judge that she was going to shove the ball down her F'ing throat. She then went on to drop a number of f-bombs.

    I guess I won't be cheering for her anymore. At least there is one sister worth watching.
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