Did you see Serena Williams' meltdown today?

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  1. The Professional Fan

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    Wow, just saw it on sportscenter. She told the line judge she was going to "shove this ball down your fucking throat" and dropped the F bomb a bunch more times. I haven't found video of it yet, but damn! The line judge accused her of "threatening her life." That was crazy.
     
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    I turned the tv on when she was trailing 3-2 in the first and she seemed out of it, pacing around and acting strange. I would think the video would be enough to warrant a drug test. Something wasn't right with her, wish I had kept watching it.
     
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    We need some video!

    This is pretty good stuff, though. We found out that Michael Jordan is an asshole this weekend, and now it looks like Serena Williams is, too.
     
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    Both the Williams sisters are a joke. They've grown up thinking their shit dont stink and they can do no wrong.
     
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    [video=youtube;EmJi_oc7t10]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmJi_oc7t10[/video]
     
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    [video=youtube;EF8ZoevMJQc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF8ZoevMJQc[/video]

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    Obviously none of you were around for Jimmy Connors or John McEnroe's meltdowns back in the day. This was nothing.
     
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    Did he ever say "Im gonna kill you" to a ref? Obviously he wins the overall crown but..."Im gonna kill you"
     
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    Serena didn't say "I'm gonna kill you", did she? I heard her deny saying that. Where is the audio?

    Fuck tennis.
     
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    Yes, the three people who posted weren't around for McNasty. :devilwink:
     
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    I dont know that she did either. Just going by what ref said.

    What I did hear and ESPN reported was :

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    I know Mcenroe called refs every name in the book but did he ever threaten violence or implied that he wish he could?
     
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    No, according to Serena at the press conference after the match, she didn't say "I'm gonna kill you." And Serena had misheard and thought the line judge was telling the 2 other officials that's what she said, but apparently the line judge said no, she didn't accuse Serena of saying "I'm gonna kill you." So that part was all a misunderstanding.

    However, what Serena said in reality wasn't much better, was it?
     
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    A foot fault at that stage is ridiculous. Somebody should shove the ball down the line judge's throat.
     
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    In the line judge's defense, she was just doing her job. However, the line judge should have used discretion on such a critical juncture in the game instead of following the rules in a black and white nature- like how NBA referees tend to let more contact at the last waning seconds of a close game.

    On the other hand, the line judge's responsibility seems pretty clear cut, "black and white". Did the player step over the line? Yes or No?

    But ultimately, I think you're right. The prudent choice would have been to let the violation slide, because the players were at a momentous stage of the game and also (from replays) it didn't appear that the foot fault was egregious. In fact- because of the lack of different camera angles- the various replays showed on the broadcast were inconclusive in regard to whether it was an actual foot fault.
     
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    disagree 100%....it is a black and white call and should be treated as such in every situation
     
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    anything but this would make tennis a complete joke(not that i care about it anyway, but still).
     
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    Yep. If a foot fault isn't a foot fault at match point, then they should change the rules to say that.

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