Uh....I don't think so. It has nothing to do with her race, it has to do with her arrogance and the fact that she never gives her opponents any credit whatsoever. Everything is about her and not about her opponents. When she loses, it's always because she played "10,000 times worse than she normally does" and not because her opponent played better or that her opponent is just a better player.
So no, it's not the color of her skin that I dislike, it's the color of her comments and her arrogant demeanor. Her ridiculous tennis outfits and the huge "bling, bling" earrings don't help, either. I would feel exactly the same way about a white player that behaved that way.
Serena Williams at the Aus Open 06 after her loss to Hantuchova:
Q. How do you feel Daniela played?
SERENA WILLIAMS: I think she played well. She played the way she plays me. I played her in the past. She always plays very solid, and she definitely has a very -- I would describe her game as a solid game.
Q. Is it bothersome the way she faces the backstop a long time before playing a point?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Uhm, no. A couple -- a couple people I play do do that. Obviously, I play really fast. I just always play so fast. It's just the way I play. But, I mean, in the beginning, once I get used to it, by the time the third game comes around I'm used to it.
Q. So didn't upset your rhythm at all tonight?
SERENA WILLIAMS: What didn't upset my rhythm?
Q. The delays.
SERENA WILLIAMS: No. I mean, in the beginning it takes a little bit to get used to. But she just is a slower player. There's a few people that play slower. You just got to be able to get used to it.
(Please note that even though the reporter basically gave Serena ammo to USE Dani's delays as an excuse, Serena took the high road)
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WImbly 2004 final after her loss to Sharapova:
Q. You played Maria not too long ago. What was different in the Maria today than the one you played in March?
SERENA WILLIAMS: This is the final of Wimbledon. Before it was like the fourth round of Nasdaq. And there is a big difference. When anyone's in the final, you're going to give 300%. I think she treed a little bit today. I think she played her best tournament, her best tennis maybe in her life. But this is normal. I mean, I should have done the same thing in the final of Wimbledon. Why not?
Q. With her all-around game, all the assets she has, now a Slam championship, what kind of a threat do you think she is to reach the very top and be a threat at each of the Slams?
SERENA WILLIAMS: I think she's a big threat. I think, like I always say in all my interviews, I think everyone's a big threat. You just can't underestimate anyone. I think everyone is, yeah.
Q. But specifically her with this added confidence, do you think she's now at the very top group?
SERENA WILLIAMS: For sure, definitely. You can't say she's not. I mean, anyone that wins a Grand Slam, you've got to put them at the top.
Q. She has a habit of kind of making a fist pump, even after an error by you or an opponent. She'll kind of look over at the opponent. Is that something that everyone will just accept or do you think it will be something that will kind of grate on people?
SERENA WILLIAMS: People are so picky and stuff. If that's what she does, let her do it. You know, it's like you can't pick on -- if you're grunting too loud. Let her grunt. I grunt loud. I pump my fist. It's so minute, you can't let it bother you. And that doesn't bother me at all.
(If only some people on this board shared Serena's last viewpoint)
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2004 Rome Masters after her SF loss to Capriati
Q. What do you think the problem was today, was it your own errors, or was she dictating play completely?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Well, I think today it was a bit of both, for sure.
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2003 Rome Masters after her SF loss to Mauresmo
Q. The last two games, up until 4-3 in the third set, it was very, very close, each game of the third set. The last two games it seemed like it was too easy for Amelie to win these two games. It seemed your first serve was very, very slow compared to all the rest of the game. What happened in these two last games?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Maybe she picked up the level of her game, I think. I just tried to take some pace off my first serve to try to at least get one in before the match was over (smiling).
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2001 Wimbledon after her QF loss to Jennifer Capriati
Q. You said the other day that at the French, it was an impostor out there in your place. Who was out there today and what physical struggles did you have to go through?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Well, I was definitely playing out there. I think in the end I lost the match because Jennifer just picked up her game and played a bit better.
Q. But right at that point when she served at Love-30, were you feeling okay, or did she just suck it up and play great tennis from that point?
SERENA WILLIAMS: I think, you know, she definitely sucked it up and started playing some great tennis at that point, for sure. I definitely think she went out there and just went for broke, didn't have anything to lose. So she was like, "I'm going to go for it all."
Q. When you look back on this match, how much do you think you'll attribute this loss to the way Capriati played and how much to the illness?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Like I said, I definitely think I should have won. I think she really picked up her game in the end. I think she really went out there, and I was up 30-Love. She really started turning her hips, hitting deep balls, really going for it. She definitely deserved the win because she picked up the level of her game, and mine kind of stayed at the same level.
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Afer her Miami 2001 QF loss to Capriati:
Q. Can you comment on that 10th game trailing 15-40 -- (inaudible)
? SERENA WILLIAMS: She hit a lot of big serves, nice points. It was --I think I made a few errors, so she was playing very well. She really went out there and didn't let anything get to her. Sometimes it is kind of hard to play someone who is on the other end limping and grimacing, but she handled it very well.
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I'm not saying she hasn't ever not given credit to her opponent, but pls read her transcripts and watch the matches and be informed about what you are saying that's all.