Serena finally apologized

Good for her. Now maybe the proper sanction can be administered and we can all move on and stop starting thousands of threads about this.
 
I wonder if the linesperson reads Serena's website regularly. (Yes, I'm being facetious.) It seems an odd place for issuing an official apology. Maybe a press conference will be forthcoming...
 
Amending her official statement released by management with a remark posted on her website? All of this obviously should have been said in the post match press conference, let alone in what her management released. She's simply pursuing damage management to avoid further punishment from the ITF, WTA or US Open, by being able to say that she fully apologized for everything.

Having said that, I suppose its a step in the right direction for her, but I still feel she deserves suspension. A proper apology would have been a nice nod to some semblance of a decent character within her, something good for her fans and anyone who actually does look to her as a role model, but it should not let her off the hook for one of the worst outbursts by a player ever witnessed on court, especially when directed at an official.
 
All right. It's pretty obvious after her speech at the trophy presentation that Serena does not mean her apology. She was asked point blank whether she had anything to add in light of "a statement released in the last few hours." And what did Serena do? She just sat there mum, refusing to just apologize in public, while her sister was talking about moving on.

Disgraceful.
 
kanamit said:
All right. It's pretty obvious after her speech at the trophy presentation that Serena does not mean her apology. She was asked point blank whether she had anything to add in light of "a statement released in the last few hours." And what did Serena do? She just sat there mum, refusing to just apologize in public, while her sister was talking about moving on.

Disgraceful.
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Blah! Get over it. The crowd booed McEnroe when he asked her the question twice.
 
Bud said:
Blah! Get over it. The crowd booed McEnroe when he asked her the question twice.
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I'm fairly sure Mac was actually trying to help her out, in light of the lack of an apology in a public forum. Rather than grilling her, I think he was setting her up with an opportunity. She passed on it, and the crowd didn't seem to mind.
 
Bud said:
Blah! Get over it. The crowd booed McEnroe when he asked her the question twice.
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The crowd booed because the stands were packed with Williamstards. They, and you, can have your opinion. And I can have mine. I find it very odd that Serena was willing to apologize on some stupid blog but refuses, even when prompted, to apologize in public.

By the way, the crowd didn't boo because he mentioned the incident. It was being referenced repeatedly when Serena was going on about how she didn't want to tarnish her image. It was only when McEnroe asked her if she wanted to echo and earlier statement she had already made on her blog that they booed.

I was willing to "get over it" when I believed Serena had really learned something and was willing to admit her behavior was wrong. Her refusal to apologize in public shows she's learned nothing and still considers herself the victim.
 
Bud said:
Blah! Get over it. The crowd booed McEnroe when he asked her the question twice.
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just saw that, didn't know if he'd have the guts to do it, but he should have...the incident was public, it wasn't like he was going in to her private life, but what does this say about the crowd, booing mcenroe for asking about serena's irresponsible behavior?....i hope this isn't representative of tennis fans world-wide
 
Patrick tried to get her to say it in public like she actually meant it at the trophy presentation rather than someone type up something for her on a website and she never said sorry. So much for the apology.:rolleyes:

Hopefully they'll use her as an example and they have it their power to suspend from grand slams and hopefully they will for at least one.
 
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MesQueUnClub said:
Patrick tried to get her to say it in public like she actually meant it at the trophy presentation rather than someone type up something for her on a website and she never said sorry. So much for the apology.:rolleyes:

Hopefully they'll use her as an example and they have it their power to suspend from her grand slams and hopefully they will for at least one.
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well said!! She doesnt have the guts to apologize in person and can only do it behind the keyboard...A professional doesn't act that WAY! PERIOD!!
 
Bud said:
Yeah, that's why :roll:
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You think people who hate Serenus flock to their matches to harass them? Sorry, but the only time I've seen that level of meanspiritedness associated with professional tennis was when I witnessed Serena's death threats against a lineswoman two nights ago. People who would flock to see the Williams sisters play in a doubles match on a weekday during the workday are almost certainly fans. Do you think Williams fans will boo her? Or do you think they, like so many posters in denial here, are coming up with all sorts of victimology scenarios and excuses in their head to rationalize what happened?
 
Bud said:
Yeah, that's why :roll:
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So are you saying that the incident doesnot deserve an apology from her to the people watching.

And just to make my stand very clear, I never liked Serena the person. I like the talent she showed earlier in her career, but he attitude was a little hard to accept. This incident kind of underlines that.
 
Or maybe she didn't....

As posted on another thread:

I Just got an interesting piece of potential info from a friend at the USTA that might explain Serena's (and Venus's) reaction to PMac's invitation to comment on the revised statement on Serena's blog. Apparently, Serena not only hadn't written the revised statement by herself, but hadn't even read it yet when PMac asked her to comment on it. It was supposedly created by her publicist and posted for damage control, but Serena had been too busy/occupied to review it before the match (as you might expect when preparing for a Slam final). So when PMac asked about it, apparently Serena may have avoided the question (with Venus's assistance) because she didn't know exactly what it said, and didn't want it to become obvious that she didn't know specifically what "her" words were.

I need to make clear that I got this info from someone else, so I'm not saying I know it to be true...just passing on what I was told. However, he is typically a reliable source.
 
LPShanet said:
As posted on another thread:

I Just got an interesting piece of potential info from a friend at the USTA that might explain Serena's (and Venus's) reaction to PMac's invitation to comment on the revised statement on Serena's blog. Apparently, Serena not only hadn't written the revised statement by herself, but hadn't even read it yet when PMac asked her to comment on it. It was supposedly created by her publicist and posted for damage control, but Serena had been too busy/occupied to review it before the match (as you might expect when preparing for a Slam final). So when PMac asked about it, apparently Serena may have avoided the question (with Venus's assistance) because she didn't know exactly what it said, and didn't want it to become obvious that she didn't know specifically what "her" words were.

I need to make clear that I got this info from someone else, so I'm not saying I know it to be true...just passing on what I was told. However, he is typically a reliable source.
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from her press conference yesterday, i completely believe that her PR firm made her write it or wrote it themselves for damage control. she really needs to come out with a public apology and 'man' up for her tirade.
 
luffy said:
"I want to amend my press statement of yesterday, and want to make it clear as possible," the statement says. "I want to sincerely apologize FIRST to the lines woman, the USTA, and mostly tennis fans everywhere for my inappropriate outburst."

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/usopen09/news/story?id=4472638
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I guess her sponsors, pr people and lawyers finally got through to her thick head and made her apologize. I doubt she's had a change of heart this quickly.
 
Update

Update: Serena restated some of the actual apologies from her website statement at the post-match presser after her doubles win. So either she was briefed on the statement, or she was actually at least involved in the writing. I don't think it necessarily matters which, and it's pointless to discuss whether or not she means it. She has now done "what you're supposed to do" in this type of situation, if a bit late, and now all there is left to do is wait and see what kinds of sanctions are made by the ITF, WTA, etc., if any.
 
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