Boom-Boom
Legend
What a sore loser...such a lack of respect.
http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/in...nterview_with_serena_williams_semifinals.html
http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/in...nterview_with_serena_williams_semifinals.html
Worst presser ever
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tipsa...don'tlikehim!
Talk Tennis Guru
Q. How disappointed are you?
SERENA WILLIAMS: I don't want to talk about how disappointing it is for me. If you have any other questions, I'm open for that.
Most stupid question ever.
SERENA WILLIAMS: I don't want to talk about how disappointing it is for me. If you have any other questions, I'm open for that.
Most stupid question ever.
Boom-Boom
Legend
TheMusicLover
G.O.A.T.
I can't see anything wrong with this presser, and note: I'm not a fan of hers.
Of course she is severely disappointed, and who wouldn't be a bit cranky in such a situation? She has all the right in the world to refuse to answer an ultimately stupid question.
I've often thought it to be rather cruel, to force a player who's just lost an important match, to immediately hold a presser thereafter.
I'm pretty sure they'd all rather go directly to their hotels, to empty the minibar - or perhaps destroy some furniture along the way. I know I would!
Of course she is severely disappointed, and who wouldn't be a bit cranky in such a situation? She has all the right in the world to refuse to answer an ultimately stupid question.
I've often thought it to be rather cruel, to force a player who's just lost an important match, to immediately hold a presser thereafter.
I'm pretty sure they'd all rather go directly to their hotels, to empty the minibar - or perhaps destroy some furniture along the way. I know I would!
easywin
Rookie
What do you expect ? Honestly, there's nothing interesting coming out of these stupid postmatch interviews ever - "How incredible/disappointed do you feel after that win/loss?" - you always get athletes stumbling around like idiots because the question is so stupid. If you got that close to winning a slam you should be salty, at least I'd be.
I don't really believe her when she says she felt no pressure though.
I don't really believe her when she says she felt no pressure though.
Boom-Boom
Legend
That was laughable indeed
Boom-Boom
Legend
Probably why you are not #1 earning millions and contractually having to respond properly to the media after a GS match
Wilander Fan
Hall of Fame
Thats a softball question that everyone gets. Its just a cue for the player to start talking about how well or badly they are taking it. Its one of the easiest most predictable questions in a presser and usually players just go with "yeah..very disapointed" blah bla. Serena's answer was basically...too disappointed to talk about it.
Well said. But Serena is so unlikable. If she was only better at being such a phony.
Shaolin
G.O.A.T.
Probably why you are not #1 earning millions and contractually having to respond properly to the media after a GS match
Thanks. I was wondering why that all didn't work out for me.
Boom-Boom
Legend
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Nathaniel_Near
Guest
Nothing wrong with presser other than it's brief and Serena had to make a quick exit. She was very complimentary about Vinci and her efforts. I'm slightly confused by this thread to be honest, and Serena Williams is the player I like the second least on the WTA tour.
Tennisanity
Legend
Looks like the loss completely destroyed her. Made me quite happy.
Ihatetennis
Hall of Fame
It's a 5-15k fineProbably why you are not #1 earning millions and contractually having to respond properly to the media after a GS match
Nothing for them
Marat took many at the French haha
For me, Serena was gracious in defeat and she said how she felt; she has done her best and lost against a better player on the day. Her response to disappointment question is excellent one and conveys more than any further talk about this matter would. This was an excellent presser of a great champion.
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Golden
Guest
How is this interview arrogant? She flat out said she wasn't playing bad, and that Vinci played amazing, and deserves the win. Of course she's going to be disappointed. Wouldn't anyone else be? She isn't required to answer those stupid questions, especially "Are you disappointed?".
Did she do something personally to you?
RF20Lennon
Legend
I thought it was fine personally and she handled it well. And I'm no fan of Serena.
Boom-Boom
Legend
Yes she is contractually required by the WTA to answer questions, even after a defeat.
Every other player does it with fair-play but she just being very condescendant to the journalists, refuses to answer the first question, then basically replies "No" to every question, decides Herself the end of the presser after literally two (!) minutes by ordering "last questions" then leaves.
Talk'about a sore loser
Tennisanity
Legend
Tennis_Hands
Banned
Serena is a great player, but I was disgusted how she was trying to bully Vinci with her screaming.
That knocks her down a bit as a great champion in my book.
That knocks her down a bit as a great champion in my book.
Slice'n'dice
Hall of Fame
Don't think it was that bad really, I'm certainly not a Serena fan but I don't think that press conference was that bad, talks a bit of rubbish with the not feeling the pressure and such but it certainly wasn't like sometimes when she gives no credit to her opponent and just said she played terribly, she certainly gave credit to Vinci in this match.
There's plenty of bad behaviour and classless press conferences and other things to get annoyed with Serena about without seeing things that aren't there.
Yeah well she does that a lot, not good behaviour. Very annoying.
There's plenty of bad behaviour and classless press conferences and other things to get annoyed with Serena about without seeing things that aren't there.
Yeah well she does that a lot, not good behaviour. Very annoying.
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Attila_the_gorilla
Guest
She's pathetic.
HRB
Hall of Fame
New around these parts? Serena living and breathing to these trolls makes her a bad person!!! Get used to it..the TT Idiocracy Rules!
West Coast Ace
G.O.A.T.
Exactly.Probably why you are not #1 earning millions and contractually having to respond properly to the media after a GS match
But this just reinforces the belief many of us have that Serena (and Richard Williams who likely gave her the sunny disposition) is world class *sshat. For all the money the sport has put in her bank account she should have done the normal length presser, given stock answers. Instead she bolted in about 4 minutes - sad. But hardly surprising.
dante1976
Rookie
Yes but it makes her sore loser
Look at Rafa for example... same questions over and over again (unfortunately for him obviously) but he sits there and talks
I mean, you are entertainer and payed extremely well for your job so deal with those loses like a boss and don't be a *ick cause those same media actually makes you a widely known star 
rossi46
Professional
No matter how much money she has made one thing she will never be able to buy is class, respect, dignity and humility.
Her father no doubt did a great job in teaching her to be a winner and great competitor but he forgot to teach her how to treat others.
People here no doubt defend her with "she isn't used to losing", "great champions need to be arrogant to win" blah blah blah. No excuses.
gut wax
Hall of Fame
Thankfully, the wail of Godzilla only amused this year's runner-up.
Thanks been looking for this transcript. Silly of her to refuse the 2nd to last question too. Such a disgusting character. So glad she lost and didn't get to twirl around pretending like everyone likes her. She's delusional and a bully and tennis will be better off when she's not involved in the sport anymore.
Big_Dangerous
Talk Tennis Guru
Lol tough time ahead at home for Drake
"Just hold on, we're going home!"
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Deleted member 688153
Guest
This just in - Serena is a human being.
Inanimate_object
Hall of Fame
Tennis_Hands
Banned
Yes.
She was screaming on the top of her lungs when she wanted to and was dead silent in other points.
There was a point in which, after she won it, she made a really intimidating long scream looking at Vinci.
It seems that she learned something from Sharapova after all.
Murrayjuannow
Banned
Q. How disappointed are you?
A. Yeah I am so very f******ly disappointed I wanna shove dis god damm madafaka balls down ya f****** throat. Now, yo, who wanna ask me da same god damm f****** questions????? If I see y'all down the corridor I'm gonna look the other way! Seriously? Y'all are haters and ugly on the inside...and that's the geekiest thing I can say to y'all.
A. Yeah I am so very f******ly disappointed I wanna shove dis god damm madafaka balls down ya f****** throat. Now, yo, who wanna ask me da same god damm f****** questions????? If I see y'all down the corridor I'm gonna look the other way! Seriously? Y'all are haters and ugly on the inside...and that's the geekiest thing I can say to y'all.
Boom-Boom
Legend
Yep. Really obnoxious behaviour.
Zetty
Hall of Fame
This wasn't sarcasm? That was a completely tame interview lol
tennis ratchet
New User
even setting aside the press conference, Serena is a poor sportsman. The melodrama, strange illnesses that only seem to affect her when she's losing points, etc. I mean, who would be shocked about a penalty when you yell 'C'mon!' at your opponent before the ball even gets to her?
I don't blame her for being disappointed. But part of being a professional is losing graciously and trying to be decent even when you're hurting. Not all pros can do it, but coaches' should be expected to shake hands, tennis players, hockey players, etc., too. When pros act like babies, we get a bunch of kids on the playing fields acting like their sunday afternoon game losses are galactic tragedies.
I don't blame her for being disappointed. But part of being a professional is losing graciously and trying to be decent even when you're hurting. Not all pros can do it, but coaches' should be expected to shake hands, tennis players, hockey players, etc., too. When pros act like babies, we get a bunch of kids on the playing fields acting like their sunday afternoon game losses are galactic tragedies.
I really loved the point where she screamed, "YES ***** YES!!!!" after winning a point toward the end of the match. I caught that today during the mens final rain delay.
That's classy. That's your GOAT female tennis player. That's worthy of congratulations from the first lady.
That's classy. That's your GOAT female tennis player. That's worthy of congratulations from the first lady.
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