What she did wasn't so bad. She didn't actually shove the ball down the lineswoman's ass. She just threatened she would. It is not the same thing.
She didn't actually invade the lineswoman's private space and repeatedly point and shake the racket threateningly at her, wasn't threatening her with bodily harm, she was just making a point not to mess with her game by calling foot-faults.
Next time, she may go beyond verbal abuse and actually hit the linesperson, first hit the ball at the linesperson and then spank him/her with her racket but even then she doesn't really mean it. You see, Serena is really a very nice person and has never fought with anyone all her life.
She doesn't actually intimidate linespersons who call a foot-fault. The stares, verbal threats and f-bombs are just her way of getting her point across, that she does not foot-fault. She knows exactly how she serves, where her foot is when she serves and she never ever foot-faults. And, no, this is not a strategy to make sure that they do not call foot-faults again on her. Those who called a foot-fault on her are just out to get her.
She did not have to apologize to the lineswoman, to the fans and to the sport, even during the post-match press conference, because she was well within her rights as a tennis player to threaten, oh wait, to have a heart to heart with, any linesperson who makes it difficult for her to win. Any linesperson who comes in the way of her winning is deserving of such heart to heart and should be happy for such treatment from Serena for doing their job. Serena is just being honest and she deserves a big thanks from all of us for keeping it honest.
The ITF, WTA, USTA and even the ATP will come out in support of her behavior. This is exactly what they expect from a former No. 1 player who in fact will soon become the No. 1 player again. These tennis associations are completely shocked that the lineswoman had the temerity to call a foot-fault on Serena, Serena!, how dare she. They will first fire the lineswoman, in case they didn't already fire her yesterday.
Serena is the darling of our sport. All tennis associations, fans and fellow players want all upcoming players -- teens and toddlers alike -- to emulate this sort of on-court behavior. This is exactly in line with the expectations of these tennis associations regarding the dignity and decorum of the sport. They want tennis to follow the precedents set by sports like baseball, basketball, football and soccer. This is the way of the future. Traditional tennis fans should just used to it instead of whining about Serena's conduct.
As apologists for Serena, all this talk of a penalty is premature. No suspension is needed. Even if one is warranted, just suspend her for the next weekend. That shoud be good enough. And if she should be levied a monetary fine, a token fine of $0.50 cents should suffice. And that too not because Serena really did anything wrong, as she made clear during her press conference. She is incapable of doing anything wrong, you see.
She didn't actually invade the lineswoman's private space and repeatedly point and shake the racket threateningly at her, wasn't threatening her with bodily harm, she was just making a point not to mess with her game by calling foot-faults.
Next time, she may go beyond verbal abuse and actually hit the linesperson, first hit the ball at the linesperson and then spank him/her with her racket but even then she doesn't really mean it. You see, Serena is really a very nice person and has never fought with anyone all her life.
She doesn't actually intimidate linespersons who call a foot-fault. The stares, verbal threats and f-bombs are just her way of getting her point across, that she does not foot-fault. She knows exactly how she serves, where her foot is when she serves and she never ever foot-faults. And, no, this is not a strategy to make sure that they do not call foot-faults again on her. Those who called a foot-fault on her are just out to get her.
She did not have to apologize to the lineswoman, to the fans and to the sport, even during the post-match press conference, because she was well within her rights as a tennis player to threaten, oh wait, to have a heart to heart with, any linesperson who makes it difficult for her to win. Any linesperson who comes in the way of her winning is deserving of such heart to heart and should be happy for such treatment from Serena for doing their job. Serena is just being honest and she deserves a big thanks from all of us for keeping it honest.
The ITF, WTA, USTA and even the ATP will come out in support of her behavior. This is exactly what they expect from a former No. 1 player who in fact will soon become the No. 1 player again. These tennis associations are completely shocked that the lineswoman had the temerity to call a foot-fault on Serena, Serena!, how dare she. They will first fire the lineswoman, in case they didn't already fire her yesterday.
Serena is the darling of our sport. All tennis associations, fans and fellow players want all upcoming players -- teens and toddlers alike -- to emulate this sort of on-court behavior. This is exactly in line with the expectations of these tennis associations regarding the dignity and decorum of the sport. They want tennis to follow the precedents set by sports like baseball, basketball, football and soccer. This is the way of the future. Traditional tennis fans should just used to it instead of whining about Serena's conduct.
As apologists for Serena, all this talk of a penalty is premature. No suspension is needed. Even if one is warranted, just suspend her for the next weekend. That shoud be good enough. And if she should be levied a monetary fine, a token fine of $0.50 cents should suffice. And that too not because Serena really did anything wrong, as she made clear during her press conference. She is incapable of doing anything wrong, you see.
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