Serena Williams
JON WERTHEIM: HEART, NOT FITNESS, PAVES WAY TO SERENA'S EIGHTH SLAM
Here are five things we learned watching Serena Williams put a comprehensive beating on Maria Sharapova this afternoon in the Australian Open final:
Ref. https://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writ...inal/index.html
Well she continues to be dominant in womens tennis. Its been a few years since womens tennis has seen someone as good as Serena Williams. I'm sure it helps that she has someone like her sister to spar against. I would expect to see her continue her dominance as she continues her career.
I personally don't believe Serena is the dominant force she used to be. A series of factors, including family problems, an obvious lack of fitness and other women improving has made the playing field more level.
I fell that Justine Henin-Hardene, while not the most powerful player, is the most consistent winner. Amelie Mauresmo, Maria Sharapova and a handful of others make for a strong era in women's tennis.
WILLIAMS FINISHES OFF BARTOLI FOR HER 4TH WIMBLEDON TITLE
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- Venus Williams giggled as she clutched the championship trophy against her chest, threw back her head and whooped at the sky.
Ref. https://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/tenn...l.ap/index.html
Being a winner does not make you a champion. If this is not an attitude of a sore loser I don't know what it is. Seems to me she got angry she was losing and lost her cool.
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Rain gave way to bedlam tonight at the U.S. Open. Defending champion Serena Williams was charged with a point penalty on match point after yelling at a line judge for a calling a foot fault on her previous serve. The ruling gave Kim Clijsters a 6-4, 7-5 victory in their semifinal match, which had been delayed 32 hours because of rain. After the line judge called the foot fault with Serena serving at 5-6, 15-30 in the second set, the youngest Williams sister intimidatingly stared her down before screaming at the official with a jabbed finger. After a few seconds, Serena turned back around to serve, thought better of it and resumed the badgering. The chair umpire then called over the line judge to ask what Serena had said, rules officials were summoned, a brief summit occurred at the net and it was determined that Serena would be assessed a point penalty for a conduct violation. The point gave Clijsters the match. The initial foot fault that began the fireworks was a terrible call. It was unconscionable. It cannot be made at the end of any match, let alone in the semifinals of the U.S. Open. This isn't because a foot fault is a ridiculous call at that juncture (even though it is). It's because it wasn't a foot fault. The replays show that Serena's foot was behind the line when she served. You could make the argument that it was close but not close enough to make the call. That being said, that's no excuse for Serena to berate an official. Wrong as the official may have been, there's a line that to be crossed and Serena did it pretty early on in her diatribe by saying, "I'm going to shove this ball down your f------ throat".... |
After that last incident and her poor behavior, she was given a suspended sentence...basically, a fine and a warning. rolleyes
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Comments: I love Serena's talent but I just saw her on the TV game show Million Dollar Password and her talents don't extend there sorry to say.