Tennis
Serena. WOW. I'm very surprised but--not really. I can appreciate her tennis but I am not a fan of hers because of this sort of nonsense. She has a reputation for being a sore loser--in post-match conferences after she's been defeated, she never gives credit to her opponent, it's always "I had a bad day" or whatever. When I was at the Open listening to the commentary on their special closed-circuit radio thing, they mentioned this tendency several times, saying that Serena herself has admitted because she's the youngest in her family, she has an entitlement thing going on, but that "being aware of the problem and doing something about it are two different things." Indeed. Venus used to be a little petulant but has gotten much better since she, well, grew up. It's about time Serena did the same. Watching her behavior the other night toward that lineswoman--you just cringe. Dropping the F-bomb? Screaming that you're going to "take this [expletive deleted] ball and shove it down your [expletive deleted] court?" Serena, this is TENNIS. The gentleman's sport. You simply DO NOT act that way. Don't give me that garbage about McEnroe being your hero--when people think of McEnroe, they don't think of his amazing ability or his titles, they remember the tantrums, the obnoxiousness. A pathetic legacy for such a good athlete. Is that how you want to be remembered? I can't even imagine how uncomfortable Kim must've felt. Serena was losing anyway, what a way to divert the attention from the victor and of course now she can say "I only lost because of a technicality."
Ugh. Very glad the US Open gave her notice. $10,000 fine, plus $500 for the earlier racquet nonsense, plus they might strip her of everything she's won at the Open this year. I agree with the first two penalties--not sure how I feel about the latter, and I do not think she should be banned from future tournaments. But I do hope this serves as a wake up call--NOT. COOL.
Ugh. Very glad the US Open gave her notice. $10,000 fine, plus $500 for the earlier racquet nonsense, plus they might strip her of everything she's won at the Open this year. I agree with the first two penalties--not sure how I feel about the latter, and I do not think she should be banned from future tournaments. But I do hope this serves as a wake up call--NOT. COOL.